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May 30, 2023

China
U.S. Influence in Southeast Asia Falling off a Cliff

Despite Beijing's often aggressive military and diplomatic approach, Southeast Asian nations are increasingly siding with China over the United States.

Southeast Asian leaders wave in a group photo.

January 2, 2013

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
The Cliff Is Dead, Long Live the Cliff

Tuesday’s fiscal agreement defuses the fiscal cliff by deferring most tax hikes and pushing back the sequester.  A deal has been made, a financial crash avoided, and near-term growth prospects look r…

November 27, 2012

Europe and Eurasia
Greece Hurtles Toward Its Fiscal Cliff

The United States marches solemnly towards its fiscal cliff, awaiting only the command from the Goddess of Reason to halt. Unfortunately for Greece, that country plugged its ears back in March. L…

Greece Hurtles Toward Its Fiscal Cliff

November 14, 2012

What Is the Fiscal Cliff?

Without timely action from Congress, the United States faces a drastic set of tax hikes and spending cuts at year’s end that could derail the nation’s fragile recovery and spill over into the global …

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is lit up in Washington, DC (Brian Snyder/Reuters).

August 1, 2012

What is the Fiscal Cliff?

Without timely action from Congress, the United States is set to undergo a drastic set of tax hikes and spending cuts at year's end that could derail the nation's fragile economic recovery. The budge…

Cragged bluffs rise from the sea. (Courtesy Darren Harmon).