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January 28, 2025

Asia Program
Faced With Rapidly Aging Society, China Releases Long-Term Plans on Dementia and Eldercare Services

Beijing has rolled out policy frameworks aimed at expanding eldercare and dementia services for an aging China but it is unclear how effective they will be.

Old Chinese lady with young woman

January 13, 2025

China
What Is the Chinese Pension System and Why Are Its Problems Hard to Fix?

As the Chinese society ages, China not only loses its comparative advantage in labor but also faces a severe pension funding challenge. Chinese leaders have competing priorities but they do not have …

Elderly people rest and chat at a park in Beijing, January 16, 2024.

January 3, 2025

RealEcon
Blocking the Nippon Steel Acquisition: Politics Versus Policy

President Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel will likely undermine rather than advance U.S. interests.

US Steel Corporation workers rally outside the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, supporting the takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel, on September 4, 2024. United States Steel warned Wednesday it could shut its Pittsburgh headquarters and shutter long-running factories in Pennsylvania if the politically sensitive takeover by Nippon is blocked.

November 14, 2024

Radicalization and Extremism
Reporting on Extremism and Political Violence

Jacob Ware, research fellow at CFR, discusses how serious the threat of political violence in the United States is and what the Trump administration must do to ensure that such threats do not prolife…

Play Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

August 22, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uncivil Society

The standard state versus society framework for analyzing African politics is no longer fit for purpose.

Nigerian police personnel restrict protesters from convening for the sixth day of anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria on August 6, 2024.

December 17, 2024

France
What Does France’s Political Instability Mean for Europe?

The fall of the French government, along with political uncertainty in Germany, has upped the pressure on President Emmanuel Macron amid growing European tensions over migration, Ukraine, and energy …

France’s outgoing Prime Minister Michel Barnier meets with newly-appointed Prime Minister Francois Bayrou during the handover ceremony in Paris on December 13, 2024.

November 18, 2024

China
Understanding Experiences of Chinese Graduate Students in the United States

Graduate students from China face many challenges in the United States, including stringent visa policies and new restrictions on research funding. Mitigating their challenges can help the best Chine…

People walk in front of Royce Hall on the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in Los Angeles

December 2, 2024

RealEcon
Protecting U.S. Allies and Partners from Chinese Economic Coercion

China’s growing willingness to defy the international order, and its increasingly aggressive leadership, have led it to increasingly utilize economic coercion against countries it believes have defie…

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, November 16, 2024.

February 13, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Africa: January 2025

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi continued the tradition of visiting the continent at the beginning of each year.

Chad’s Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah meets with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in N’Djamena, Chad on January 8, 2025. JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images

December 3, 2024

Angola
Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden’s Africa Visit

The pardoning of Hunter Biden raises discomforting parallels as President Biden lands in Angola. 

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, on December 3, 2024.