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May 14, 2024

RealEcon
On to Wisconsin: RealEcon Visits the Badger State

From ginseng farms to food-processing facilities, Wisconsin businesses shine light on how trade policy and foreign investment impact rural America.

Darin Von Ruden, the owner of the Von Ruden's Organic Dairy Farm walks on his farm in Westby, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2020. - In western Wisconsin, where family-run dairy farms dot the rolling green hills and eagle-watchers peer into the sparkling marshland, signs for Donald Trump and Joe Biden stand directly across each other on neighbors' yards. In a polarized United States where Democrats and Republicans increasingly self-segregate, this stretch of the Upper Midwest alongside the Mississippi River looks
Article by Allison J. Smith and Matthew P. Goodman RealEcon

April 15, 2024

RealEcon
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Global Trade Leadership

Under Biden and Trump, the U.S. has broken from its long-standing free trade policy. CFR trade experts assess whether the rules-based trading system is worth saving.

A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022.
Article by Inu Manak, Edward Alden, and Jennifer Hillman Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

April 1, 2024

Trade
U.S. Trade Policy Is at a Crossroads

Biden’s trade agenda is trying to tackle climate change, domestic jobs, and great power competition, but trade-offs are inevitable. A clear vision on priorities is essential. 

BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 20: A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thompson Works, on March 20, 2024 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Nippon Steel has said that it would relocate its U.S. headquarters from Houston to Pittsburgh, where U.S. Steel (X.N) is located, if their acquisition deal goes through.
Article by Edward Alden Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

April 1, 2024

RealEcon
Leadership Starts With Listening

Building a durable consensus for U.S. economic leadership requires listening to what Americans think. The first stop in the RealEcon team's listening tour was Florida.

Matthew Goodman meets with students from
Article by Allison J. Smith Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

March 4, 2024

United States
A Self-Absorbed America Means Disorder for the World

The dam holding back chaos in U.S. foreign policy is cracking.

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gather on the street with Trump flags, ahead of Super Tuesday, in Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Article by Edward Alden Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

June 29, 2023

Trade
Biden’s Turn Against Trade Makes It Hard to Win Friends

An era of inclusive U.S. economic policy is over, sparking anxiety around the world.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on rebuilding American manufacturing at the groundbreaking of a new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility.
Article by Edward Alden Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

May 12, 2023

Japan
Japan’s G7 Moment

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosts the G7 summit as an outspoken champion of the rules-based international order. Japan hopes to galvanize support and recognition of its own security concerns in the …

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tokyo.
Article by Sheila A. Smith Asia Program