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May 8, 2013

United States
The Shrinking U.S. Labor Force and Fed Policy

Does the large drop in the U.S. labor force participation rate justify a monetary policy that is easier, for longer, than suggested by our models or the Fed’s current description of its policy?  Chri…

The Shrinking U.S. Labor Force and Fed Policy
Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets

December 9, 2013

United States
Obama: Silent on Ukraine

Last week, National Security Adviser Susan Rice gave a long speech about administration human rights policy. Here is one passage: We often can cooperate with Russia on nonproliferation, arms contro…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

April 17, 2015

United States
Guest Post: Shifting Allegiances - Rethinking U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Aliza Litchman is an intern in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.  The once strong U.S.-Pakistan relationship may be set to expire. Since the Afghan-Soviet war (19…

China and Pakistan
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

October 6, 2020

Election 2020
TWE Remembers: Four Memorable Foreign Policy Moments in Vice-Presidential Debates

This blog post was written by Anna Shortridge, research associate for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. The vice-presidential debate is scheduled to be held tomorrow tonight…

Veep debate
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for The Water's Edge The Water's Edge

August 2, 2010

China
China’s Currency Head Fake

In the run-up to the June G20 summit in Toronto, China came under significant U.S. pressure to loosen its currency peg to the dollar. “The administration constructively set the G20 meeting as an im…

China’s Currency Head Fake
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Dinah Walker Geo-Graphics