Plus, making housing more affordable, and measuring the presidential race.
| What will Nasrallah’s death mean for the Middle East? Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah—Hezbollah’s secretary-general—in Lebanon on September 27 will have ripple effects across the region. In a new compilation piece, Brookings experts reflect on the implications of the Hezbollah leader’s death. |
A key point “[This event] sets Hezbollah back in the immediate term. But it does not eliminate the threat of an organization that has shown resilience in the past and remains heavily armed. The question is what happens now with Iran, Israel, and the Lebanese themselves.” — Jeffrey Feltman |
More research and commentary Making housing more affordable. The high cost of housing is a significant economic pressure for many, even as inflation has eased. On a special Election ’24 episode of The Current, Jenny Schuetz and the San Francisco Chronicle’s Shira Stein discuss how the Harris and Trump campaigns are talking about this issue, and what lawmakers can do to address the crisis. Measuring the presidential race. Almost every day, Americans are bombarded with polls about the presidential horserace. Michael Hais and Morley Winograd highlight two important factors of voter behavior that may also offer clues about the state of the race. |
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