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Obama’s Asian Allies Need to Give Something Back

April 25, 2014
The United States makes commitments to foreign allies, but cannot promise how firm the US electorate and future administrations will be in honoring those commitments. The Obama’s US pivot to Asia as a strategy focused on the populous Asia, including China, and opportunity for trade, while...

Measuring Geopolitics Risks

Dario Caldara and Matteo Iacoviello

EU Seeks Sanctions Against US

January 15, 2004
Just days after US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick called on other countries to renew global trade negotiations, the US is under fire for failing to comply with the trade rules it helped establish. Last year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) declared that the 'Byrd Amendment' put...

Obama Europe Trip

May 23, 2011
The US and partners in Europe face many challenges – growing unrest in North Africa, winding down war in Afghanistan as well as leadership of the International Monetary Fund – all to be discussed during the G8 meeting and Barack Obama’s weeklong visit to the continent. Elections are scheduled in...

U.S.-China Ideological Rivalry Heats Up

January 6, 2006
While the US relies on free markets and free societies as the basis for contemporary socioeconomic and political movement, China focuses on stability as the essence of its foreign policy. The Anglo-Saxon model, which has fueled globalization, stems from a collection of neo-liberal practices called...

Paulson Financial Regulation Reform Plan Already Faces Discounting

April 4, 2008
The mortgage-backed securities crisis has resulted in turmoil in the global markets, but politics could get in the way of any quick fixes of the US financial system, reports Thomson Financial News. Three short-term recommendations in the proposal from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson include...

Distempered Days

June 28, 2006
Chaos is on the rise in Afghanistan as violent attacks by the Taliban increase, and corruption and the drug trade run rampant through the country. Four years ago, Hamad Karzai was viewed as Afghanistan’s best hope for rebuilding the country, but now many question his leadership. Afghans contend...

China Puts Stricter Limits on Distribution of Foreign News

September 12, 2006
China imposed broad new restrictions on foreign news released in the country – with the state-run China News Agency reviewing all news and photos. The agency vows to censor any content that threatens “national security” or promotes religious or cult activity. The new regulations will also restrict...
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