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THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION (BROOKINGS) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, INDEPENDENT PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. BROOKINGS'S MISSION IS TO CONDUCT HIGH-QUALITY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND, BASED ON THAT RESEARCH, TO ADVANCE INNOVATIVE, PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ADVANCE THREE BROAD GOALS: STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY; FOSTER THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELFARE, SECURITY AND OPPORTUNITY OF ALL AMERICANS, AND SECURE A MORE OPEN, SAFE, PROSPEROUS AND COOPERATIVE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM.