The world is paying the price for America’s war

Conflict with Iran hurts American wallets, but it's far more devastating for people in the global south.

Ravi Agrawal

There Is No Grand Bargain With China

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Ely Ratner

The Deal Trump Should Strike With Xi

Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingwill go to the G-20 Summit inBuenos Airesat the end of November with one thing on his mind: defusing the trade war withthe United States. That means striking a deal, andU.S…

Geoffrey Garrett

The Human Capital Gap

Governments in pursuit of economic growth love to invest in physical capital—new roads, beautiful bridges, gleaming airports, and other infrastructure. But they are typically far less interested in…

Jim Yong Kim

USMCA Trade Deal

In an eleventh-hour breakthrough that may have saved the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Trump administration and top Canadian officials came to terms late Sunday on a deal — opening the way…

Don Lee

Europe's Quest for Financial Independence

On Monday 27 August, France and Germany each gathered all of their ambassadors for their annual meeting in Berlin and Paris. In their opening speeches, French President EmmanuelMacronand German…