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June 23, 2021

Global
The President's Inbox Episodes by Topic

A comprehensive list of each episode of The President's Inbox organized by topic. 

Resolute desk
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

May 11, 2021

United States
Why Does the Census Matter?

The U.S. census, one of the few in the world to directly count every resident, is used to distribute political power and federal funding. The 2020 count has faced pandemic-related complications and a…

Aerial shot suburban LA
Backgrounder by Andrew Chatzky and Amelia Cheatham

March 15, 2021

Taliban
The Taliban in Afghanistan

Since its ouster in 2001, the Taliban has maintained its insurgency against the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan and the Afghan government. A collapse in intra-Afghan peace negotiations could pave the…

Taliban fighters attend a gathering to celebrate the U.S.-Taliban deal in March 2020.
Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland

February 18, 2021

Currency Reserves
The Dollar Privilege

The dollar is the world’s primary reserve currency, accounting for $6.7 trillion in foreign reserves. This has given the United States what some have called “an exorbitant privilege,” allowing it to …

Podcast A one dollar bill
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Roger W. Ferguson Jr., and Sebastian Mallaby Why It Matters

February 22, 2021

Digital Policy
The Putin Regime Will Never Tire of Imposing Internet Control: Developments in Digital Legislation in Russia

Moscow's recently introduced bills are the latest in a long history of efforts to bring the internet more tightly under its control.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with government members.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

December 28, 2020

European Union
What’s in the EU-UK Brexit Deal?

The European Union and the United Kingdom came to a last-minute trade deal on Christmas Eve, narrowly averting the hardest of all potential Brexits. But major uncertainty remains.

In Brief by Matthias Matthijs

December 18, 2020

Cybersecurity
Week in Review: December 18, 2020

Big tech's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week; Russia’s SolarWinds hack compromises thousands of customers; Facebook calls out France and Russia for misinformation operations in Africa; Germa…

An activist of Avaaz wears a mask depicting the face of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a protest in Brussels.
Blog Post by Adam Segal Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

December 7, 2020

Technology and Innovation
Is Global Antitrust Up to the Challenge of Big Tech?

Global antitrust regulators are gearing up for their most sweeping effort to reign in big tech. History indicates that it won’t be easy.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

October 30, 2020

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 30, 2020

U.S. Treasury Department sanctions Russia’s CNIIHM; China cracks down on mobile browsers; Australia, Japan, and the United States to jointly fund Palau undersea telecoms cable; Georgia county electio…

A voting booth is prepared.
Blog Post by Adam Segal Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

October 23, 2020

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 23, 2020

Iran and Russia target upcoming U.S. elections; DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against Google; DOJ indicts six Russian GRU officers for involvement in cyberattacks; Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G ne…

Posters showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers are displayed as FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich speaks at a news conference at the Department of Justice, in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2020.
Blog Post by Adam Segal Net Politics