Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics

While the U.S. economy grew strongly in 2025, it is currently on shaky ground. Spiking inflation, static interest rates, the ongoing Iran war, and other dynamics have contributed to a difficult economic moment ahead of midterm elections in November.

CFR’s U.S. Government Deal Tracker shows how the government is experimenting with new tools and financing structures to advance a range of strategic sectors, including critical minerals, energy, global logistics, manufacturing, telecommunications, and other technologies.

PATTERSON: Hi, I’m Rebecca Patterson. Welcome to The Spillover. Our podcast every week looks at the ripple from global events around the world whether we’re talking about economics, finance, technology, or geopolitics. My co-host Sebastian Mallaby is on the road this week with his new book The Infinity Machine, and I’m happy to say it’s […]

Five CFR experts weigh in on the effects of Trump’s Liberation Day on American consumers, businesses, and credibility, and the uncertainty that lays ahead for the global economy and supply chains.

Six CFR fellows assess the geoeconomic fallout of the war in Iran, and they analyze the challenges that the United States and the world will have to navigate as the conflict enters its third week.

The United States cannot out-mine and out-process China. Instead, it should leapfrog China’s dominance by scaling disruptive innovation, recovery, and recycling.