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July 18, 2019

Development
Development Turns Competitive With Mixed Results

A vast gulf remains between development financing and development goals. International competition could help bridge that gap, but has produced mixed results to date.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun at the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, on April 25, 2019.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist

February 13, 2017

U.S. Foreign Policy
Our Man in the Middle East: The Confusing Worldview of Trump Aide Derek Harvey

Col. Derek Harvey has more mainstream views on Islam than Gen. Michael Flynn—but he still has strange baggage.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

February 6, 2018

Olympics
The Mixed Record of Sports Diplomacy

While sports may temporarily transcend divisions in society, events like the Olympics rarely serve to advance countries’ diplomatic aims.

East Germany was a perennial powerhouse at winter games, including the 1988 Calgary games where it won gold and bronze in the women’s 1000 meters Speedskating event.
Interview by Eleanor Albert and Jonathan Grix

July 16, 2020

Nigeria
Mixed Results in Evaluation of Multinational Effort Against Boko Haram

International Crisis Group has issued a thoughtful evaluation of the effort by Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, and Niger to coordinate their efforts against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin. The instrument is the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

Four heads of state pose for a photo. From left to right, the president of Niger in a white Nigerien boo boo (long robe) with a maroon cap. The president of Benin in a royal blue suit with a salmon tie and white shirt. The president of Chad in a dark green tunic with a cap, and the president of Nigeria in a powder blue boubous (billowy robe), with a green embroidered cap.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 18, 2013

Monetary Policy
Mortgages and Monetary Policy Don’t Mix

From the beginning of 2009 through this past May 21st, the Fed amassed a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) valued at $1.2 trillion.  Over this period, the average 30-year fixed mortgag…

Mortgages and Monetary Policy Don’t Mix
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Dinah Walker Geo-Graphics

May 2, 2024

China
The President’s Inbox Recap: A Second China Shock

A surge in Chinese manufacturing exports is threatening jobs in many countries, not just the United States.

Three electric vehicles as viewed on a lift in a port.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge