A Special Look Back at 2020

From analysis on COVID-19 to the U.S. election and beyond, take a look at some of our top research and content of the year.

View in browser December 31, 2020   Editor's note: Thank you for reading the Brookings Brief in 2020! We will return with new research and analysis in the new year on Monday, January 4. Top Brookings content of 2020   2020 was a busy year for not just Brookings, but also our readers. Paul Gadalla highlights our most-visited pieces of the year, on topics ranging from the Trump administration's record on the environment to enacting hazard pay for essential workers.   Read more Reflections on a difficult year: How Brookings made an impact in 2020   In one of the most challenging years of our lifetimes, Brookings scholars continued to provide nonpartisan, fact-based research and analysis on the pressing issues facing the world. Raman Preet Kaur writes about some of the most impactful Brookings projects and initiatives of the year.   Read more Recapping 10 of the biggest foreign policy and national security stories of 2020   The COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. election, and widespread protests over racial justice issues dominated headlines in 2020, but there was no shortage of other important events that will have broad ramifications for the world. Anna Newby recaps the major international stories of the year.     Read more Our favorite podcasts and books   The year in a podcast. The latest Brookings Cafeteria episode features some of our favorite clips with experts, elected officials, and more to celebrate the closing of this tumultuous year.   Noteworthy books. Missed our holiday reading list? You can still get your hands on these Brookings Institution Press titles from 2020 to kick off the new year with a good book. Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brookings Institution campus in Washington, D.C. is currently closed and all events are virtual only. For more information on the Institution's response, read our full guidance here. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often