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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spoke about the future of NATO on the 50th anniversary of the alliance. She described the new missions of NATO by outlining the reasons for and methods …

Participants talked about the presidential appointments, how the process is viewed by corporate leaders and other potential nominees, and the problems of finding willing nominees. Following …

Co-Editor, E.J. Dionne moderated a discussion on the role of faith-based institutions in America. Recently, Mr. Dionne co-edited a book on the topic titled Sacred Places, Civic Purposes, pub…

In the final forum in a series that began shortly after the September 11 attacks, Democratic foreign policy experts presented an overview of how the president and the press have handled effo…

Officials spoke to reporters about relations between the U.S. and Russia as well as Foreign Minister Ivanov’s book about Russian political decision making. Following their remarks they answe…

Participants talked about a new report that examined the federal government’s greatest priorities for the next fifty years. Among the topics they addressed were voting rights, education, hea…

Participants talked about media participation in wartime activities, reporting on military campaigns, and the lessons learned for coverage of past wars. Among the issues they addressed were …

CEO’s from the nation’s leading think tanks talked about the need to include trade promotion authority for the president as part of a post-September 11 economic stimulus package. Following t…

Participants discussed the state of U.S.-China relations following the incident with the U.S. Military plane and crew crash landing in China. They focused on how this might affect China’s st…

Participants spoke about the Clinton presidency and how it might be remembered. Among the issues they addressed were his trade and foreign policies, economic policies, relations with the med…

Participants talked about a letter they were sending to President Bill Clinton urging unprecedented steps to facilitate and accelerate the presidential transition. Following their remarks, t…

Panelists talked about the presidential appointment process and about ways to make the process more efficient and less intrusive for the candidate. To that end they announced the creation of…

Participants talked about how the presidential candidates might approach economic policy and how technology and trade policy could sustain economic growth. Among the issues they addressed we…

Forum participants discussed the lessons of Vietnam as applied to American foreign and defense policies. It focused on the lasting impact of the period on such aspects of American society su…

Participants spoke about a ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle, Washington, which focused on China’s entry into the WTO, several issues of contention, and what sor…

Secretary Summers talked about how the U.S. engages with the rest of the world in a global economy. He talked about the important role of the U.S. in global integration. He also focused on t…

Prior to the state visit of Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, participants discussed the relationship between the U.S. and China. They talked about whether and how the relationship could improve. …

Political analysts spoke about the potential effects of impeachment on the Clinton Administration and the Congress. They talked about the president’s ability to influence both domestic and f…

Scenes were shown of a congressional reception hosted by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) for Stephen Hess, the author of "The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette", published by Brookin…

The Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion on Cities and Economic Revitalization. Participants talked about the ways in which cities are attempting to draw suburbanites back to inne…