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October 14, 2024

China
The iPhone, Chinese Customs Data, and China’s Balance of Payments Puzzle

China’s main explanation for the $300 billion plus gap between its customs surplus and its goods surplus in the balance of payments is the Apple iPhone.

The iPhone, Chinese Customs Data, and China’s Balance of Payments Puzzle

April 19, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Shortages of Essential Goods for Women and Children in Gaza

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 13 to April 19.

Palestinian women and children react at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 17, 2024.

June 7, 2023

United States
Meet Chris Christie, Republican Presidential Candidate

The former New Jersey governor announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. 

Chris Christie

January 3, 2023

Technology and Innovation
The War Over the World's Most Critical Technology: A Conversation with Chris Miller

Semiconductors have become a major geopolitical issue, especially in the U.S.-China rivalry. David Sacks and Chris Miller discuss how semiconductors became a flash point and what the future holds for…

Workers wearing white PPE move stacks of semiconductors around a large room with glass walls.

March 6, 2023

United States
Biden’s Progress on Women’s Rights: Good Start, But Not Fast Enough

More than two years into his presidency, Joseph Biden has achieved some of his gender equality goals, and fallen short on others.

President Biden hosts a virtual meeting with governors inside the White House

February 22, 2024

Economics
The IMF Needs to Focus on Setting Good Targets for External Debt Sustainability

The IMF has two frameworks for assessing debt sustainability. The market access country framework is more technically advanced, but it isn't delivering reasonable targets for debt restructuring cases…

10-Year Bonds: Key Cases