Leaders from around the world are gathering in Sharm El-Sheikh for the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP27). In this new compilation, Brookings experts discuss key issues on the agenda and how the negotiations may play out.
The Lebanese Hezbollah is no longer the same organization that in 2006 battled the Israeli army to a standstill. Today, the group is more global, but has a weaker domestic position. Daniel Byman's latest report lays out steps the United States can take to weaken Hezbollah.
The return of Lula will likely bring more predictable and well-trodden conflicts and collaborations between the United States and Brazil. Democracy in the world’s fifth most populous country seems likely to endure well into the future, despite legitimate fears of its decline, Valerie Wirtschafter writes.
“After the war, Russia will be a diminished power. Its army’s performance has caused its partners to reassess their view of Russia’s capabilities and the judgment of its leader. Having lost Europe as a market and access to Western technology and investment, Russia will no longer be an energy superpower.”
Achieving climate goals with electricity. Electricity is the future, but many of us don’t think about it beyond the wall plug. On Climate Sense, Samantha Gross explains why electricity is central to transforming our energy system.
