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April 6, 2009

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Side-By-Side with the Depression

The current downturn is now sharper than most post-war recessions. Comparisons with the depression are rising, but there are important differences too. The policy response has been quicker this tim…

Side-By-Side with the Depression
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Dinah Walker Geo-Graphics

April 25, 2011

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Retirees Are America’s Same Old Problem

In a major speech on April 13th laying out his blueprint for reducing America’s long-term debt burden, President Obama drew a sharp contrast between the outlook today and the much rosier one a deca…

Retirees Are America’s Same Old Problem
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Dinah Walker Geo-Graphics

February 19, 2016

China
The U.S.-ASEAN Summit: Final Thoughts

The U.S.-ASEAN summit earlier this week, held at Sunnylands estate in California, was overshadowed by the death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, and the political debate over his possible rep…

U.S.-ASEAN-leaders summit-sunnylands
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

March 8, 2016

Thailand
Thanat Khoman and the Fraying of the U.S.-Thailand Alliance

Last week, Thanat Khoman, the longtime politician and former foreign minister of Thailand, died of natural causes in Bangkok. He was 102, and one of the last surviving leaders who played a central ro…

prayuth-obama-asean
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

March 12, 2009

Economic Crises
G-20 Policy Priorities

April’s G-20 summit has been billed as a forum for producing a "global New Deal." Experts say policymakers should focus on stopping financial turmoil before tackling long-term regulatory reforms.

Backgrounder by Lee Hudson Teslik