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November 22, 2019

Iran
Reports of Oil’s Demise May Be Premature

I have a rule of thumb on the oil price cycle: When commentators start using the word “never” we are typically at the brink of a cycle shift. For a while now, oil prices have been stuck in a range. T…

Iraqi demonstrators block the entrance of Khor al-Zubair commodities port during the ongoing anti-government protests, near Basra, Iraq November 19, 2019.
Blog Post by Amy M. Jaffe Energy Realpolitik

May 31, 2024

Election 2024
Election 2024: Does Donald Trump’s Conviction Doom His Chances to Become President Again?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Trump’s conviction on thirty-four felony counts takes the U.S. presidential election into uncharted…

Trump as viewed leaving the courthouse in a blue tie.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 17, 2019

Taiwan
What Might Be in Treasury's October 2019 Foreign Exchange Report?

The Fall 2019 Treasury Foreign Exchange Report should send a strong warning to Thailand, Taiwan, and Singapore that their current pattern of intervention in the market would put them at risk of futur…

What Might Be in Treasury's October 2019 Foreign Exchange Report?
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

April 15, 2022

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Reports of Sexual Violence Increase in Ukraine

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 9-April 15.

Ukrainian people seeking asylum in the United States amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, walk after arriving at the PedWest border crossing to a volunteer welcome center at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California on April 12, 2022.
Blog Post by Haydn Welch Women Around the World

April 13, 2018

Thailand
Previewing the U.S. Treasury’s April Foreign Exchange Report

The U.S. Treasury Department’s next foreign exchange report is due on April 15—so it should come out soon, maybe even tonight. Normally the section on China attracts all the attention. But righ…

Previewing the U.S. Treasury’s April Foreign Exchange Report
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 31, 2024

Sudan
The World’s Shameful Neglect of Sudan

The disregard paid to Sudan’s brutal conflict is an indictment on the international community.

A member of the Sudanese Armed forces walks between damaged buildings, more than one year into the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in Omdurman, Sudan on April 7, 2024.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

May 31, 2024

Social Issues
Women This Week: Melinda Gates to Spend $1 Billion to Advance Women’s Issues

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 May 25 to May 31. 

Women's March activists gather outside the White House in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 9, 2022.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World