Obama's former auto czar explains the key to Germany's export boom -- and how the United States can emulate it.

Washington claims that the country's borders are more secure than ever, but the truth is that no one knows for sure.

Jobs growth was slow in May, renewing pessimism about the U.S. economy.

The United States' fiscal future depends on whether the country can limit health-care costs.

Many economists argue that global financial imbalances fueled the recent recession. To prevent future crises, world leaders are trying to even out the balance sheet.

Clean energy was supposed to create jobs while reducing energy insecurity, global warming, and the U.S. trade deficit.

The upheavals in the Middle East have much in common with the recent global financial crisis: both were plausible worst-case scenarios whose probability was dramatically underestimated.

As the United States' relative power declines, will the open and rule-based liberal international order Washington has championed since the 1940s start to erode? Probably not.

European politicians are worried about managing fiscal stabilization, but strict spending limits could destroy what little is left of the EU's political legitimacy.

It is time to face reality: the current round of multilateral trade talks is doomed.

The American version of capitalism is no longer dominant around the world.

The aftermath of the Great Depression saw a burst of competitive currency devaluations and protectionism that undermined confidence in an open global economy.

The current debate over quantitative easing overlooks the important question of domestic economic strategy in both the developed and developing world.

In the wake of the financial crisis, the United States is no longer the leader of the global economy, and no other nation has the political and economic leverage to replace it.

Thanks to technological advances, in the past few years, vast amounts of natural gas -- particularly shale gas -- have become economically viable.

Increasing inequality in the United States has long been attributed to unstoppable market forces.

The U.S. government is incurring debt at an unprecedented rate.

Most nations have adjusted their foreign policies to focus on economic security, but the United States has not.

Clean-energy technology is expensive and the United States is spending far too little on developing it.

Brazil's rapid economic growth has transformed the country into a new global heavyweight, but Brazil must not let an overly ambitious foreign policy agenda distract it from lingering domestic challenges.