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February 1, 2024

United States
Transatlantic Divergence of Economic Outlooks – Implications for Central Bank Policies

Germans and Americans are pessimistic about their economies. While the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve remain committed to fighting inflation, the ECB faces a much tougher task.

Jay Powell

May 13, 2024

Taiwan
Taiwan’s Democracy Is Thriving in China’s Shadow

Despite China’s growing pressure, Taiwan has developed one of the world’s strongest democracies—one that will be increasingly tested in the coming years. 

Electoral workers count votes for a 2021 referendum at a ballot counting center in Taipei, Taiwan.

September 22, 2023

Corruption
Claudia Escobar Mejía: Marshall-Plan Like Effort Needed to Eliminate Corruption in Central America

Without new measures to build democratic institutions, entrenched corruption, migration, and violence will only get worse.  

A woman takes part in an anticorruption protest in Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 14, 2017.

January 11, 2023

China
China’s Failed Influence Efforts in Central and Eastern Europe

Despite significant investment, China's attempts to cultivate influence in Central and Eastern Europe have faltered in recent years.

German Chancellor and Chinese Prime Minister stand beside each other in front of the German and Chinese flags.

May 15, 2024

Myanmar
Will 2024 Be the Junta’s End in Myanmar?

Myanmar’s civil war between resistance groups and the ruling military junta has reached a decisive phase.

A soldier wearing fatigues stands in a jungle facing away from the camera with a gun over his shoulder.

December 20, 2013

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of December 20, 2013

Darcie Draudt, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top five stories in Asia this week. 1. Fury erupts over Indian diplomat’s arrest in New York. Anti-American protests have erupted across In…

India's Deputy Consul General in New York, Devyani Khobragade, attends a Rutgers University event at India's Consulate General in New York on June 19, 2013. (Mohammed Jaffer/Courtesy Reuters)

November 20, 2015

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of November 20, 2015

Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Ariella Rotenberg, Ayumi Teraoka, and Gabriel Walker look at the top stories in Asia this week. 1. Antigovernment protests erupt in Seoul. This week,…

Seoul-protests - 11-20-2015