The Trump Transition

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTSWLUX

Order from Chaos

Seven Trump foreign policy assumptions

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, January 23, 2017

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet conducts a drill in an area of South China Sea in this undated photo taken December, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2XFZ2

Order from Chaos

Can Donald Trump avoid a dangerous South China Sea showdown?

Michael E. O’Hanlon and James B. Steinberg

Friday, January 20, 2017

U.S. Defence Under secretary for Intelligence Marcel Lettre (L), Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and National Security Agency Director U.S. Navy Admiral Michael Rogers testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyber threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2XNKM

Order from Chaos

The intelligence community and President Trump

David Gordon and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, January 19, 2017

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Research

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a visit to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia

Report

To preserve an important U.S. intelligence tool, Trump needs to set a different tone

Benjamin Wittes

Sunday, January 29, 2017

A military helicopter lands at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., January 20, 2017. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. REUTERS/Rob Carr/Pool - RTSWGJK

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The twilight of the liberal world order

Robert Kagan

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Journalists take pictures during a news conference

Report

What the post-Trump debate over journalism gets wrong

Tom Rosenstiel

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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Events

Agenda setting at the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission under the new administration

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Getting more bang for America’s R&D buck

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Federal education policy under the Trump administration

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U.S. President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands in the White House Oval Office in Washington

Podcast Episode

Trump’s transition to the White House

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, November 25, 2016

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Brookings experts address the 2016 election and the road ahead for President-elect Trump

Fred Dews

Thursday, November 10, 2016

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After Election 2016

David Wessel, Stuart M. Butler, John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, Bruce Riedel, and Fred Dews

Thursday, November 10, 2016

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Order from Chaos

Trump’s adversarial view of China is out of line with the American public

Richard C. Bush

Thursday, January 19, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage to speak to diplomats at the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) Chairman's Global Dinner in Washington, U.S. January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTSVZN9

Order from Chaos

The dangerous side to the art of the deal

Thomas Wright

Thursday, January 19, 2017

The North Portico of the White House as seen from Pennsylvania Avenue moments after the outside house lights were turned on March 6, 2001.

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Brown Center Chalkboard

Education insiders reflect on policy implications of Trump Administration

Michael Hansen

Friday, January 13, 2017

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The Trump Transition

Trump’s revised refugee and visas order

Fixing CVE in the United States requires more than just a name change

The Trump administration and Afghanistan: What’s in the poppy leaves?

What Tillerson got right—and wrong—in his speech at State

Blog Posts

Seven Trump foreign policy assumptions

Can Donald Trump avoid a dangerous South China Sea showdown?

The intelligence community and President Trump

Research

To preserve an important U.S. intelligence tool, Trump needs to set a different tone

The twilight of the liberal world order

What the post-Trump debate over journalism gets wrong

Events

Agenda setting at the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission under the new administration

Getting more bang for America’s R&D buck

Federal education policy under the Trump administration

Related Books

Why Presidents Fail And How They Can Succeed Again

Escaping Jurassic Government

Primary Politics

Multimedia

Trump’s transition to the White House

Brookings experts address the 2016 election and the road ahead for President-elect Trump

After Election 2016

More on The Trump Transition

Trump’s adversarial view of China is out of line with the American public

The dangerous side to the art of the deal

Education insiders reflect on policy implications of Trump Administration