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Don’t Bet on Enduring Republican Reset With Russia

January 10, 2017
Donald Trump blasted critics who reject his plans to improve US ties with Russia on Twitter: “Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only ‘stupid’ people, or fools, would think that it is bad!” But Congress may not go along, including Republicans who worry about...

Pakistan, Obsessed Over India, Risks Anarchy

August 21, 2014
Hope was brief for easing a long troubled relationship after Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif traveled for the May inauguration of Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister. Sharif, who won in a 2013 landslide victory, now confronts protests from the opposition as the Pakistan military and agitators thrive on...

Solutions for Coffee Crisis

May 22, 2003
As a world glut cut down the price of coffee, some coffee-growing countries have decided to convert some of their coffee areas to other crops, increasing the diversity of their agricultural production and raising world coffee prices. At a recent round-table discussion, the World Bank and the...

Asia’s Clouded Horizon – Part I

September 27, 2010
Leading Asia’s growing power and influence, China takes an increasingly assertive stance on historical territorial disputes. This two-part series examines foreign-policy conflicts in Asia and the potential for cooperation among economic giants – China, US and Japan. In the first article, Marvin Ott...

Financial Times: China’s Balancing Act on Debt Is Becoming Trickier

November 17, 2017
Some factories in China are paying workers to stay home, part of a plan to ease the nation’s serious debt levels – which has grown nearly fivefold over the past decade to $29 trillion today. “The debt, equivalent to 260 per cent of gross domestic product, has brought with it dramatic declines in...

2020 US Presidential Debates: Night 2

June 28, 2019
American citizens have long prided themselves on presidents who project strength, providing steady leadership at home and for the globe with moral authority. President Donald Trump faces a large field of opponents: one Republican opponent, former Governor Bill Weld; 24 Democratic candidates; and...

US and China Explore New Relationship

June 11, 2013
By setting a few priorities, the top leaders of the United States and China may have cleared some misunderstandings and reduced mistrust. Still, a new type of relationship for the two countries remains “aspirational,” suggests Robert Manning, senior fellow of the Brent Scowcroft Center for...

The Reverse Swing

February 16, 2009
Migration is a major force of globalization: Workers on the move seek opportunity and alleviate poverty in the process of dispersing and collecting new ideas. A harsh global economic recession has reduced opportunities for foreign and domestic labor alike, stirred protectionist instincts and...
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