Don’t Underestimate Economic Side of Russia’s Cyber Warfare
Russia knows how to spread chaos and outrage in American politics, but Russia may pose a far greater threat to the U.S. economy and the […] More
Economics
China Pulls Pakistan Further into its Economic Orbit
Bottom Line: China’s “One Belt, One Road” economic strategy, aimed at developing regional trades routes connecting East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Europe, has […] More
Don’t Let China Start Calling the Shots in Pakistan
The vast size of the proposed China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has players on all sides struggling to calculate the pros and cons for their […] More
Foreign Investment Helps Boost U.S. National Security
President Donald Trump is currently on his first trip to China and East Asia. The visit comes at a time when America’s allies in the […] More
Foreign Investment Helps Boost U.S. National Security
President Donald Trump is currently on his first trip to China and East Asia. The visit comes at a time when America’s allies in the […] More
Venezuelan ‘Government in Exile’ Sets Up Shop in D.C.
Today, Friday the 13th, the Organization of American States puts its stamp of approval on Venezuela’s embattled political opposition when it swears in Venezuelan Supreme Court judges, allowing […] More
U.S. Aid Policy Needs to Take Risks and Reward Big Ideas
President Trump’s proposed budget looks to slash almost $26 billion from diplomacy and foreign aid programs next year. Those in favor of such a move […] More
Roots of Radicalism Lie in Economic Inequality
In June, 16 retired generals and admirals testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that international economic development assistance “is not charity – it is […] More
How Development Aid Serves U.S. National Security Goals
Prospects for the world’s most vulnerable people and fragile countries appear more and more bleak, according to humanitarian aid groups, as sources of international aid […] More
Remember Cyber Risks When Rehashing NAFTA
With round one of renegotiations behind us, and round two scheduled to begin on September 1 in Mexico City, despite efforts to move quickly, there […] More
U.S. Launches China Trade Probe, a Sign of “Living in the Past”
U.S. President Donald Trump this week decided to launch an investigation into Chinese practices on intellectual property. The move angered Beijing, which said the trade […] More
Modi: Pro Business, Not Pro Markets
Last November, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi implemented a demonetization of the country’s two most popular bank notes, sparking chaos across the country as people […] More
India Races to Revamp its Economy and Military
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is well known for his massive Twitter following – roughly 32 million – and obsession with taking selfies at every […] More
India Struggles to Modernize Defense Industry
India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to execute two highly ambitious programs: modernizing its military while also increasing the relative weight of domestic […] More
Free Trade’s New Champions
The recently agreed framework for a Europe-Japan free trade agreement could not provide a clearer indication as to the changing of the guard in terms […] More
Tokyo and Europe Take a Stand Against Protectionism
Now that Trump Administration has pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and so far failed to move ahead on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment […] More
Japan and the EU Show That Free Trade Will Not Wait for Trump
In keeping with his America First agenda, President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with the promised new direction in U.S. trade and international economic policy. […] More
Will Tokyo’s Arms Exports Help or Hurt U.S Interests in Asia?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s current political problems obscure the striking speed with which he successfully tackled thorny and long-standing security policy problems, including the […] More