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January 12, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The Iowa Caucuses Are on Monday

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Monday night’s Iowa Republican caucuses are the first official nominating event on the 2024 preside…

A snow truck as viewed clearing snow in front of the State Capitol Building in Iowa.

March 18, 2024

Japan
The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to end yield curve control. But Japanese yields will remain low, and foreign bonds will remain attractive to those Japanese investors who don’t have to hedg…

The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control

March 31, 2021

Climate Change
The Climate Challenge and China's Belt and Road Initiative

BRI's fossil fuel investments will make combatting climate change more difficult. The U.S. needs to offer developing nations an alternative means of acquiring clean energy.

Steam rises at sunrise from six large smokestacks on the horizon at the Lethabo Power Station, a coal-fired power station near Sasolburg, South Africa on March 2, 2016.

March 10, 2021

Trade
Europe and the Prospects for WTO Reform

The United States should recognize, and attempt to seize, the opportunity on WTO Appellate Body reform being offered by the European Union.

The WTO logo is pictured on the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on March 4, 2021.

April 1, 2021

Competitiveness
Competing with China: Lessons From the Belt and Road

To compete with China's Belt and Road, the U.S. should focus on R&D, immigration, technology, and trade.

Production operator Sammy Blanco monitors multi colored lights atop automated machines at the SolarWorld solar panel factory in Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.

June 29, 2023

China
How to Hide Your Foreign Exchange Reserves—A User’s Guide

A deep dive into the techniques China used to hide its foreign exchange reserves over the last twenty years 

How to Hide Your Foreign Exchange Reserves—A User’s Guide