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March 25, 2024

China
China’s Marriage Rate Bounces Back After Covid—But Only Temporarily

An uptick in the number of new marriages in 2023 is likely a only temporary blip rather than a long-term change from China's steady transition to a rapidly aging society.

A couple holding marriage certificates poses for a photo outside a registry office of marriage in Beijing, China.

May 14, 2018

Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s Stunning Election Creates More Questions Rather Than Answers

In a result few pollsters and analysts (including myself) predicted, last week the Malaysian opposition coalition, led by nonagenarian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, defeated the ruling coal…

Anwar Ibrahim_10.12.2016

May 25, 2016

Monetary Policy
Dan Drezner Asked Three Questions

He gets three half answers. Drezner’s first question: “Just how much third-party holdings of U.S. debt does Saudi Arabia have?” Wish I knew. The custodial data doesn’t really help us out much. …

Europe Custodial Holdings

May 13, 2024

Chad
An Exercise in Electoral Futility

The United States should resist a “business as usual” approach to Chad.  

Poll workers count ballots at a polling station during the presidential election in N'Djamena, Chad on May 6, 2024.

March 12, 2006

Economics
Read Dan Gross on Globalization a la carte

As usual, Gross has a lot of smart things to say about limits on cross border investment in a no-longer-quite-so-flat world -- or what he calls globalization a la carte. Limits on cross-border invest…

May 9, 2024

Grand Strategy
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Case for Liberal Internationalism

The liberal international order is more resilient than its critics recognize.

A circle of flags as viewed outside of NATO's headquarters.