Editor's Note: As part of the 2014 Midterm Elections Series, experts across Brookings will weigh in on issues that are central to this year's campaigns, how the candidates are engaging those topics, and what will shape policy for the next two years. In this post, William Antholis and Han Chen discuss the importance of climate and…

When President-elect Barack Obama assumes office in January, he will face a series of critical, complex and interrelated challenges in the Middle East. Each of these issues demands immediate attention: the ongoing war in Iraq; Iran’s regional and nuclear aspirations; the faltering Israeli-Palestinian peace process; and weak governments in Lebanon and Palestine.Recognizing the critical nature…

This paper appears as chapter 4 of Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President. See the book overview and executive summaries for information on other chapters. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CURRENT U.S. EFFORTS to stop Iran’s nuclear program have failed. Fortunately, however, because of technical limits, Iran appears to be two to three years…

A major political crisis has broken out in Brazil. The Minister of Justice Moro resigned yesterday after president Bolsonaro removed the head of the Federal Police (FP) Valeixo, who had been nominated by Moro. The now former minister of justice has accused Bolsonaro of wanting to appoint a new FP head from whom he could get information in relation to cases involving Bolsonaro's sons, including the assassination of PSOL councillor Marielle Franco.

Christopher Mims describes how robots are changing manufacturing and eliminating jobs

Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half

10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected.

With temperatures soaring even before the calendar turns to June, the shade of the solar tree will be as welcome as its many functions

With water shortages and air pollution posing increasingly grave threats to the Middle East, artists in the region are working to make environmental issues more visible, both at home and in international

The Middle East environmental site Green Prophet names 11 eco-heroes for 2011 who are working -- sometimes at great personal risk -- to make the region a cleaner, healthier place.

Intrepid Travel's latest offering is an uncharted journey that starts in Tehran and ends in Istanbul.

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.

For thousands of years, people have wondered how these monuments in Egypt were made.

Dan Hanganu mixes the modern with the even more modern, totally respectful of the original.

The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value.

As you walk across the stately lawns of many college campuses, you might not put much thought into what it takes to keep those lawns so neatly trimmed and manicured. Well, that is unless you're being woken up after a long night of "studying" to the

They do this so well in Montreal.

On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.

The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.

Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land

Proving once again that mankind can reverse the effects of our mistakes if we just take firm and fast action

Though conflicts over sparse water supplies have created rifts between Turkey and its neighbors, the sandstorms they exacerbate have brought countries in the region

A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

It is now 100 seconds to midnight, closer to midnight than at any point since the clock's creation in 1947.

With TeeVee news cameras focused exclusively on the California and Mexico wildfires, the thirsty and parched on the other coast are not going to be forgotten by us. The East Coast and Southeast US drought problems and their potential solutions are

Families should be able to have Thanksgiving Dinner instead of having to go to work. This stinks.

A surprise gathering organized over the Internet gathers to meditate in a mall on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Ambitious progress is possible, even in society's hardest to abate sectors.

Bromberg, then a young lawyer working for an environmental NGO in Tel Aviv, was frustrated that environmental issues were not

In part one of this interview, Gidon discussed FoEME's work in promoting cross-border

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come?

MISSION BENGALURU MIDNIGHT MARATHON 2014 ACTIVATED

Healthcare leaders and the public say how they would balance the NHS’ books

Van Grack's withdrawal follows the release of documents in the case, which Flynn's defenders say show evidence of government wrongdoing.

Mark Fields, senior advisor at TPG Capital and former CEO at Ford, joins "Squawk Box" to discuss how the auto market is weathering the Covid-19 pandemic.

Airlines want the government to loosen the amount of air service they're required to provide as the number of passengers on board hits the lowest since the 1950s.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday.

This marked the first negative GDP reading since the 1.1% decline in the first quarter of 2014 and the worst level since the 8.4% plunge in Q4 of 2008 during the worst of the financial crisis

David Joy, Chief Market Strategist at Ameriprise Financial, says Janet Yellen is being "too complacent" and expects the pace of the looming rate hike to be more aggressive.

Greg Sarian, CEO of Sarian Strategic Partners and one of Barron's Top 100 Advisors, says investors should prepare for more volatility, and discusses some tax strategies to employ as stock prices are still lower.

"We're investing in future capacities so that we're better equipped to meet the demand in future surges," Clorox CEO Benno Dorer said.

The plan, entitled "Diplomacy Strong," includes policies on travel, telework, face coverings, as well as social distancing requirements for common spaces such as cafeterias.

Under a program called the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility, the Federal Reserve will buy corporate bond and exchange traded funds.

BMO Global Asset Management's David Moss believes in looking for businesses that are "great quality long-term winners," as Europe undergoes a Covid-19 lockdown period.

Torbjorn Wist, CFO of SAS, discusses the airline's position in the coronavirus crisis and its seeking of state aid to support the company through the pandemic.

Salman Ahmed, chief investment strategist at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, discusses trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Egypt has been implementing structural reforms in an "expedited fashion" and widening social safety nets to people who are vulnerable in light of the coronavirus outbreak, says Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt's minister of international cooperation.