Research Library

President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. is preparing to open a maritime corridor to Gaza highlights a deteriorating relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attempts to address voter concerns ahead of the November election.

Legislative action on the ballooning federal deficit is long overdue. Fellow John W. Diamond proposes a new nonpartisan fiscal commission to bypass congressional inaction on reform.

Mark Finley explains the cost-benefit analysis behind the Saudi government's recent move to pause plans to increase spare oil production capacity — and why spare capacity still equates to power in the oil market.

OPEC+ cuts — including additional voluntary cuts, most importantly by Saudi Arabia — look set to significantly tighten the oil market this year.

“Nearly one billion travelers pass through U.S. airports each year,” writes Alicia L. Johnson, civic science postdoctoral associate. In a new commentary, she outlines how the CDC’s genomic surveillance program, which monitors airport wastewater for traces of infectious disease, must balance public health and privacy concerns.

Fellow Harris Eyre calls for strategic investments in R&D and the application of brain-related technologies to harness the full potential of our minds.

This is a summary of the call to action emerging from the Brain Health and Research Day at UNGA78.

Much about the mutiny by Russia's Wagner Group remains shrouded in mystery. But one thing is clear: Vladimir Putin's regime is more fragile than many thought, writes Bonner Means Baker Fellow Joe Barnes.