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January 3, 2023

United States
What Happens When Foreign Investment Becomes a Security Risk?

The United States and other Western countries are reevaluating their foreign investment regulations amid an uptick in Chinese interest in strategic sectors.

Chinese 100 yuan banknotes and U.S. $100 notes

November 9, 2007

Global
Nation Branding Explained

Countries increasingly employ public relations firms and the techniques of brand marketing to build cohesive images for their nation.

February 26, 2018

Russia
Russia, Trump, and the 2016 U.S. Election

Charges of foreign power interference in the U.S. presidential election have raised grave national security concerns and touched off multiple federal inquiries that could drag on for months.

December 19, 2007

United States
Vehicle Fuel Economy

Congress has approved the first increase in corporate average fuel economy in thirty years, propelled by worries over rising oil prices.

May 17, 2013

South Africa
South Africa’s Economic Fault Lines

South Africa in the post-apartheid period has registered steady growth, but mounting problems over inequality threaten the continent’s economic engine.

Girls stand outside shacks made from metal in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township.