What if India really was involved in killing a Sikh activist in Canada? Christopher Clary - September 22, 2023 The international consequences could prove modest.
Why does Biden want Saudi-Israeli normalization so badly? Marc Lynch - September 20, 2023 The Abraham Accords may define a new regional order.
Leaders around the world made bold moves in 2022. They didn’t always succeed. Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 29, 2022 The TMC 2022 roundups: The international beat
Sri Lanka can’t count on China to solve its debt problems Layna Mosley and Peter Rosendorff - September 12, 2022 The country owes a lot of money to a lot of creditors
Great powers have always dictated the terms of ‘global’ tax deals. This time may be different. Martin Hearson - June 29, 2021 Lower-income countries now want to have their say in global tax politics.
The pandemic has worsened Africa’s debt crisis. China and other countries are stepping in. Yufan Huang, Kevin Acker, and Deborah Bräutigam - February 25, 2021 Chinese banks have been restructuring African debt for the past two decades
Trump-era racist rhetoric makes Chinese students in the U.S. less supportive of democracy Yiqing Xu and Jennifer Pan - July 17, 2020 Here’s what our research found.
How will China respond when low-income countries can’t pay their debts? Scott Wingo - June 30, 2020 Expect to see some leeway — but probably not forgiveness
How India plans to put 1.3 billion people on a coronavirus lockdown Suparna Chaudhry and Shubha Kamala Prasad - March 30, 2020 Can India get that many people to stay home?
The Fed’s using all its emergency tools to prevent economic disaster. Here are 4 things to know. Kindred Winecoff, Daniel McDowell, and Aditi Sahasrabuddhe - March 17, 2020 It’s a signal that the pandemic could shock the global economy more severely than many realized
Trump and Modi will meet in India this week. Here’s what to expect. Christopher Clary - February 23, 2020 India is a key strategic partner — but trade, Kashmir and Pakistan complicate the relationship
Why are Republicans using Putin’s talking points? This study helps explain. Olga Kamenchuk and Henry E. Hale - February 3, 2020 Increasingly, Republican voters think Vladimir Putin is a good leader. But Russians don’t feel the same way about President Trump.
No, Trump isn’t Teflon. Scandals lower his approval among Republicans — if they see the news. Raymond J. Pingree, Mingxiao Sui, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Martina Santia, Kirill Bryanov, Kathleen Searles, Joshua P. Darr, and Brian K. Watson - September 9, 2019 Here’s how we know.
The International Monetary Fund will select a new director. Here’s what you need to know. Alexander Kentikelenis - September 2, 2019 Christine Lagarde’s resignation has sparked an unconventional race.
Europe is targeting Big Tech with new taxes. It’s straining the transatlantic alliance. Rasmus Corlin Christensen and Martin Hearson - July 17, 2019 Trump’s new investigation is only the latest skirmish in this new divide.
Why did Turkey buy Russian — not Western — missile defense systems? Selim Sazak - July 16, 2019 Here’s what you should know about the continued delivery of the missile defense system to the NATO member state.
Is China a strategic partner or rival power? Scott Kennedy - July 2, 2019 Trump and Xi discussed trade in Osaka. But the U.S.-China relationship is far from stabilized.
Trump picked a fight with India. Here’s what’s going on. Christopher Clary - July 2, 2019 Trump exacerbates India’s strategic fears.
The G-20 is discussing the ‘international liberal order.’ That’s a bad place to start a debate. Charles Glaser - June 28, 2019 Talk about the ‘liberal order’ ducks the real disagreements in the Pacific
Did Xi Jinping’s Pyongyang visit restart denuclearization diplomacy? Carla P. Freeman - June 26, 2019 Xi’s visit may have come at a vital moment for Kim Jong Un.
Trump goes to Tokyo. There will be pomp and photo ops. Zack Cooper and Michael Green - May 25, 2019 Here’s what we’re not likely to see.
It’s a big deal that Trump didn’t allow notes on his meetings with Putin James Goldgeier - January 13, 2019 Editors' note: In light of a January 2019 Washington Post
Big elections are coming in 2019. Here’s how they could reshape foreign policy. Scott Wolford - January 3, 2019 [caption id="attachment_80963" align="aligncenter" width="960"] At the Group of 20 summit
Why did Trump agree to a temporary hold on further China tariffs? Stephanie Rickard - December 10, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump and Chinese President Xi
Rudy Giuliani is Trump’s cybersecurity adviser. He might want a refresher. Henry Farrell - December 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81097" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rudy Giuliani, a cybersecurity adviser to
The G-20 summit was overshadowed by other news. But there wasn’t much to overshadow anyway. Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80963" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Group of 20 leaders, including (first
A more assertive Beijing raises new questions for U.S.-China relations David Edelstein - October 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79370" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump and Chinese President Xi
Xi Jinping is visiting Africa this week. Here’s why China is such a popular development partner. Deborah Bräutigam - July 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76016" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Well-wishers holding flags wait for the
Are ‘global cities’ an antidote to populism and nationalism? Istanbul offers some hope. Fisher Onar - July 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75823" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Istanbul is a bustling, diverse city,
What Trump and Putin want from their historic summit Jordan Gans-Morse and Joshua Tucker - July 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75621" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump shakes hands with Russian
Will it be ‘happy talk’ — or will Trump and Putin focus on arms control and other critical issues? Joshua Tucker - July 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75621" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump shakes hands with Russian
The Paris agreement’s emissions goals may be in trouble, with or without U.S. participation Johannes Urpelainen - June 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74032" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People rally at Lafayette Square in
Donald Trump is already costing conservative lawmakers seats — in the U.K. Michael Tesler - August 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62082" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump and Britain's prime minister,
This is why more Republicans in Congress haven’t criticized Trump Laurel Harbridge-Yong and Alexandra Filindra - August 2, 2017 President Trump’s political missteps have been severely criticized by Democrats,
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ opens up new business in Africa — for both the U.S. and China Janet Eom - July 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59157" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands
Trump and Putin meet tomorrow. Here are 6 things to watch. Elizabeth N. Saunders and Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60694" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A T-shirt featuring President Trump and Russian
As Trump leaves for Europe, a question looms: Will he really commit to NATO once and for all? Kelly McFarland - July 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60654" align="aligncenter" width="960"] NATO flags flutter during the final
Obama used covert retaliation in response to Russian election meddling. Here’s why. Austin Carson - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60504" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President
The big G-7 summit starts soon. Watch for these 3 signs of harmony — or discord. Orfeo Fioretos - May 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58603" align="alignleft" width="960"] On May 26, 2016, in Kashikojima,
Happy 60th anniversary to the European Union. (Okay, maybe not so happy.) John Peterson and Dermot Hodson - March 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55812" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A European Union flag flying in
Can the Chinese government really control the Internet? We found cracks in the Great Firewall. Mary Gallagher and Blake Miller - February 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54356" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man on a mobile phone
Trump won in counties that lost jobs to China and Mexico. Francesco Ruggieri, Federico Ferrara, and Andrea Cerrato - December 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50483" align="aligncenter" width="960"] During a May 5 campaign stop
The question behind the Panama leak: Why aren’t international rules stopping offshore tax evasion? Leonard Seabrooke and Duncan Wigan - April 5, 2016 A lot of people are upset about the release of
Here’s how Alexander Hamilton would understand Russia’s regional debt crisis Thomas Remington - March 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37691" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Carleigh Bettiol, left, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie
Here are options for responding to Russia’s media strategy Joshua Tucker - November 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32460" align="aligncenter" width="908"] President Obama speaks with Russian President
Why our success in managing the banking crisis was the mother of failure Henry Farrell - January 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20376" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Hall of Mirrors (courtesy, Oxford University
Austerity is still popular despite an abject record of failure Henry Farrell - January 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19962" align="alignleft" width="235"] (Courtesy Oxford University Press)[/caption] Dan Drezner
The U.S.-led global economic order is dying Henry Farrell - January 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19919" align="aligncenter" width="658"] (Courtesy: Cornell University Press)[/caption] Jonathan Kirshner
The G20 didn't help much during the financial crisis Henry Farrell - January 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19840" align="aligncenter" width="230"] The Status Quo Crisis (courtesy, Oxford
The G20 didn’t help much during the financial crisis Henry Farrell - January 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19840" align="aligncenter" width="230"] The Status Quo Crisis (courtesy, Oxford
The IMF’s perestroika moment Cornel Ban - December 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19206" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Former IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn,
El Tri: A pagan religion for all Tamir Bar-On - June 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11166" align="aligncenter" width="512" special=""] Fans of Mexico's soccer team
Does the G-8’s suspension of Russia actually matter? Felicity Vabulas - April 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_8935" align="aligncenter" width="830" special=""] President Obama and Russian President
Time to lay the G-8 to rest Henry Farrell - March 4, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="3TP"] Russia's President Vladimir Putin, accompanied
Six reasons to be cautious about likelihood of opposition success in Ukraine Joshua Tucker - December 17, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4180" align="aligncenter" width="480" special=""] The author on the streets
Why would states want or not want a seat on the United Nations Security Council? Erik Voeten - October 19, 2013 The response to the decision by Saudi Arabia to reject
Reactions to Obama’s Decision to Cancel Summit with Putin in September Joshua Tucker - August 7, 2013 Earlier today the White House announced that President Obama would
Protectionism During Recessions: Is This Time Different? Joshua Tucker - January 30, 2013 Continuing our collaboration with newsletters from sections of the American Political
Fred Bergsten and Jacob Kirkegaard Need to Read Thomas Schelling Henry Farrell - January 26, 2012 Fred Bergsten and Jacob Kirkegaard argue that there is nothing
A Resonant Signal: The Russian Parliamentary Elections of December 2011 Joshua Tucker - December 9, 2011 Our next report on the 2011 Russian parliamentary elections comes
Not Just a German Problem: Lessons from the EMU Sovereign Debt Crisis for Global Adjustment Matthias Matthijs - January 19, 2011 _The German question never dies. Instead, like a flu virus,
Keynesianism By Stealth And Symbolic Austerity: German Fiscal Policy And The Post-2007 Economic Crisis - January 19, 2011 In the aftermath of the current economic downturn, German policy
Exchange Rates and Protectionism Erik Voeten - November 12, 2010 While world leaders are convening in South Korea for the
Obama’s Endorsement and UN Security Council Reform Erik Voeten - November 8, 2010 President Obama scored some brownie points today when he publicly