The Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, Building Clean Energy Infrastructure, and More

Survey data on Hispanic or Latino voters, the federal permit process for infrastructure, and shifting U.S. policy toward Afghanistan. 

View in browser September 30, 2022 US policy toward Taliban-ruled Afghanistan   The last year has been a grim one for a country back under the grip of the Taliban. Madiha Afzal explains how the Biden administration is attempting to mitigate the predictable economic and humanitarian catastrophe and where flaws with U.S. policy toward Afghanistan lie.   Read more Permitting for clean energy infrastructure work   To meet America's ambitious targets on greenhouse gas emissions, the country will have to quickly build a vast amount of clean energy infrastructure. Although there are many obstacles to the rapid deployment of such infrastructure, one key obstacle at the center of much debate is the federal permit process. Rayan Sud and Sanjay Patnaik examine the current policy landscape around this issue.   Read more Are Hispanics leaving the Democratic Party?   For years, Democrats believed that demographic changes from immigration would eventually shift the political balance in their favor. William Galston presents survey data that unpacks this assumption in regard to Hispanic or Latino Americans.   Read more 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. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Receive the Brookings Brief less often