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January 10, 2007

United States
Trade data — from both sides of the Pacific

I won't belabor the point, but China's 2006 trade surplus rose to 177.5b (the December surplus was $21b) -- as most, but not all, expected.    December y/y export growth fell back from its torrid 30%…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

April 26, 2012

United States
The Pentagon’s Threat Smorgasbord

Last week, while discussing U.S. military planning for the Korean Peninsula, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned, “No question we’re within an inch of war almost every day in that part of the wo…

Panetta Buffet
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

January 11, 2017

Human Rights
Predictive Policing Is Not as Predictive As You Think

David O’Connor is an intern for the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations.  The problem of policing has always been that it’s after-the-fact. If law enforcement o…

CFR Cyber Net Politics
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Net Politics

April 14, 2017

Economics
Women Around the World: This Week

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering from April 8 to April 14, was compiled wi…

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Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

December 28, 2021

2021 in Review
Ten American Foreign Policy Notables Who Died in 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year. 

American flags surrounding the Washington Monument fly at half-staff as the sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol Building.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge