Brookings Reports by Darrell M. West


Brookings Surveys

10 Success Stories of Government Action in the United States, January 31, 2024

Should America Have Trillionaires?, January 18, 2924

Posting Murder on Social Media, October 12, 2023

California Charts the Future of AI, September 12, 2023

We Shouldn't Turn Disinformation into a Constitutional Right, July 11, 2023

How AI Will Transform the 2024 Elections, May 3, 2023

Reforming Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Policies, April 3, 2023

Comparing Google Bard with OpenAI's ChatGPT on Political Bias, Facts, and Morality, March 23, 2023

TikTok Bans Won't Guarantee Consumer Safety, February 16, 2023 (with Mishaela Robison)

The Future of Twitter: Four Scenarios, November 22, 2022

R&D for the Public Good: Ways to Strengthen Societal Innovation in the United States, October 10, 2022

Why Federalism Has Become Risky for American Democracy, September 23, 2022

Why Academic Freedom Challenges Are Dangerous for Democracy, September 8, 2022

We Need to Take Political Violence Seriously, August 15, 2022

Trump is not the Only Threat to Democracy, July 25, 2022

Six Ways to Improve Global Supply Chains, July 12, 2022

Observations from Trumpland, June 27, 2022

Five Ways Elon Musk Can Transform Twitter, April 26, 2022

Six Steps to Responsible AI in the Federal Government, March 30, 2022

Surviving Digital War, March 16, 2022

How Robotic Process and Intelligent Automation Are Altering Government Performance, November 16, 2021

The Brookings Glossary of AI and Emerging Technologies, revised October 11, 2021 (with John R. Allen)

Is the US Headed for Another Civil War?, September 16, 2021 (with William Gale)

Using AI and Machine Learning to Reduce Government Fraud, September 10, 2021

How Technology and the World Changed Since 9/11, August 27, 2021 (with Nicole Turner Lee)

Why Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations Need to Take Cybersecurity More Seriously, August 9, 2021 (with Emily Skahill)

It Is Time to Negotiate Global Treaties on Artificial Intelligence, March 24, 2021 (with John R. Allen)

Ways to Reconcile and Heal America, February 8, 2021

Shutting Down the Internet, February 5, 2021

Who is Getting a COVID-19 Vaccination?, January 22, 2021

Digital Fingerprints Are Identifying Capitol Rioters, January 19, 2021

How Employers Use Technology to Surveil Employees, January 5, 2021

Five Reasons to Explore Mars, August 18, 2020

A Brookings Glossary of AI and Emerging Technologies, July 13, 2020 (with John R. Allen)

Does Vote-By-Mail Contribute to Election Fraud?, June 22, 2020

Six Ways to Handle Trump's Impeachment During Holiday Dinners, November, 2019

Dirty Tricks in the Digital Age: Cybersecurity and Election Interference, 2019 (with Elaine Kamarck)

It Is Time to Abolish the Electoral College, October 15, 2019

10 Actions That Will Protect People From Facial Recognition Software, October, 2019

Digital Threats Facing Campaign 2020, July, 2019

My Personal Journey Through Polarized America, March, 2019

The Role of Corporations in AI Ethics, September, 2018

Global Manufacturing Scorecard, July, 2018

Views of AI, Robots, and Automation Based on Internet Search Data, June, 2018

How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the World (with John Allen), April, 2018

How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the World (Chinese version) (with John Allen), April, 2018

How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the World (Arabic version) (with John Allen), April, 2018

Views of American Democracy Based on Internet Search Data, 2018

What Internet Searches Tell Us About Trump's First Year, 2018

How to Combat Fake News and Disinformation, 2017

Smart Transportation in China and the United States, 2017 (English version)

Smart Transportation in China and the United States, 2017 (Chinese version)

Private Sector Spending on Global Health R&D, 2017

APSA Technology Taskforce Report, 2017

Building An Inclusive Global Financial Ecosystem, 2017

Technology and Energy Management in China, April, 2017 (English version)

Technology and Energy Management in China, April, 2017 (Chinese version)

Health Governance Capacity: Enhancing Private Sector Investment in Global Health, March, 2017

Four Scenarios for the Trump Presidency, December, 2016

The Economic Costs of Internet Shutdowns, October, 2016

Driverless Cars in China, Europe, Korea, Japan, and the United States, September, 2016 (English version)

Driverless Cars in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, and the United States, September, 2016 (Chinese version)

Financial Inclusion, August, 2016

Health Internet of Things, July, 2016

What If Robots Take the Jobs?, November, 2015

Financial Inclusion, August, 2015

Using Mobile Technology to Fight Ebola and Improve Maternal Health in Nigeria, March, 2015

Improving Internet Access in the Developing World, February, 2015

Mobile Health in China and the United States, March, 2014 (English version)

Mobile Health in China and the United States, March, 2014 (Chinese version)

Nudging News Consumers and Producers Toward Less Polarized, More Thoughtful Reactions, February, 2014

Mobile Learning: Using Technology to Transform Education and Engaging Students and Teachers, September 17, 2013

Data Analytics and the Assessment of Student Writing, September 6, 2013

How Mobile Devices Are Transforming Disaster Relief and Public Safety, July 16, 2013

Alleviating Poverty Thru Mobile Communications, May 16, 2013

Building Trust in the Global Supply Chain, April 18, 2013

Inside the Immigration Process, April 15, 2013

Worker Shortages at Time of High Unemployment: The Need for Immigration Reform, April 10, 2013

Education Technology Success Stories, March 20, 2013

Invention and the Mobile Economy, March, 2013

Smart Policy: Building an Innovation-Based Economy, January, 2013

Improving University Technology Transfer, December 5, 2012

Ten Leadership Lessons from Simpson-Bowles, November, 2012

How Mobile Technology is Driving Global Entrepreneurship, October 23, 2012

How To Maintain A Competitive Internet, October 10, 2012

Education Big Data, September, 2012

A Vision for Homeland Security 2025, June 26, 2012

How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education, April 24, 2012

How Mobile Devices Are Transforming Health Care, May 22, 2012

M-Campaigning, February, 2012

Implementing Health Information Exchanges, February 8, 2012

Ten Facts about Mobile Broadband, December 8, 2011

Technology and the Innovation Economy, October 19, 2011

Using Technology to Personalize Learning, October 6, 2011

Enabling Personalized Medicine, January 28, 2011

Creating a Brain Gain for Employers, January, 2011

Re-Imagining Education Journalism, May 11, 2010

Saving Money Through Cloud Computing, April 7, 2010

Customer-Driven Medicine, October, 2009

What Consumers Want From Mobile Communications, September, 2009