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Featured Analysis

Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

New Atlanticist Aug 11, 2025

The US-EU trade agreement is not set in stone. This presents pitfalls and opportunities.

By Charles Lichfield

The trade and tariff deal recently struck in Scotland has several important elements that are yet to be determined.
Economy & Business European Union
Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

New Atlanticist Aug 4, 2025

Trump’s review of US membership in the IMF offers a rare chance for reform

By Martin Mühleisen

The institution needs its major shareholders aligned to tackle new challenges, and it deserves a management team qualified to lead it on this new path.
Economy & Business International Financial Institutions
Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

New Atlanticist Aug 1, 2025

How Donald Trump remade global trade

By Josh Lipsky

The US president has smashed the system, but the speed and scale of the smashing owes to a system that had been growing increasingly brittle for years. 
Economy & Business Macroeconomics
Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

Sinographs Jul 31, 2025

Beijing extends and pretends to deal with its mountain of local government debt

By Jeremy Mark

Beijing’s three-year local debt restructuring plan fails to actually address the trillions of dollars weighing on local governments and will only cause greater problems down the road.
China Economy & Business
Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

Econographics Aug 22, 2025

Trump’s challenges to the Fed’s independence loom over Jackson Hole Symposium

By Alisha Chhangani

As Trump tests the limits of what he can do, the credibility of the Fed—and by extension, global financial stability—is increasingly at risk.
Economy & Business Macroeconomics
Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

New Atlanticist Jul 17, 2025

What Ancient Greece can teach the United States about defending against cyber attacks

By Carole House

Applying lessons from the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC to present-day cyber warfare is surprisingly instructive.
Cybersecurity Iran

In-Depth Research

Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

Issue Brief Jun 6, 2025

How Japanese economic statecraft has shifted from promotion to protection

By Charles Lichfield

Japan is in a geopolitically challenging neighborhood and is witnessing the basic tenets of its foreign policy—from alignment with the United States to fostering a rules-based environment—come under unprecedented stress.
East Asia Economy & Business
Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

Issue Brief Apr 28, 2025

Modernizing the tools of economic statecraft to meet the challenges of today

By Lesley Chavkin, Eitan Danon, Kimberly Donovan, Andrew Gallucci, and Caroline Hill

As the current administration revisits the functions and mechanics of government, near-term steps can be taken, under existing statutory authorities, to modernize how the United States uses its economic strength to combat national security threats and promote American interests.
Economy & Business Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade
Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

Issue Brief Mar 3, 2025

Financing the future: Unlocking private capital for global infrastructure and climate goals

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou, Nisha Narayanan, Hung Tran

MDBs and international financial institutions alone cannot bridge the climate and development financing gaps.
Economy & Business Financial Regulation

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Econographics

Jan 28, 2026

China’s property slump deepens—and threatens more than the housing sector

By Jeremy Mark

China’s property sector slump is in its fifth year, with no end in sight. This poses real risks to the banking system and the country’s financial stability.

China
Economy & Business

Podcast

Jan 27, 2026

Markets, monetary policy, and central bank independence

By The GeoEconomics Center

In this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, experts assess the significance of the US Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and growing tensions between the White House and the Fed over interest rates, why markets aren’t reacting to the clash, and what’s at stake for US economic credibility and the US economy as a whole.

Economy & Business

Econographics

Jan 26, 2026

Africa enters 2026 facing a debt crisis. The answer lies in regional solutions.

By Juliet Lancey

The solution to debt crises in African nations lies in global and regional cooperation.

Africa
Financial Regulation
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Content

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

By Zoltán Fehér

On November 15th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér was quoted on France’s policy on China in an article by Courthouse News on the “Great Expo of Made in France” at the Èlysee Palace. The article also cited his chapter in his Atlantic Council report with Valbona Zeneli.

China
Economy & Business

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in The Nightly

By Zoltán Fehér

On October 29th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér was quoted in Australian newspaper The Nightly in their article about G7 coordination on critical minerals: “‘Team West’ told to go global on rare earth deal”

China
Economy & Business

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in Démarche

By Zoltán Fehér

On October 29th, 2025, Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Zoltán Fehér gave an in-depth interview about US-China, EU-China, and Turkey-China relations to Turkish diplomatic magazine Démarche.

China
Economy & Business

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in Delfi

By Zoltán Fehér

On October 9th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér gave an interview to Latvian news portal Delfi titled “‘You can’t be our friend and fund a war that threatens us’ – researcher on EU-China relations”

China
Economy & Business

Inflection Points

Jan 5, 2026

The most significant question for Trump’s America in 2026: What sticks?

By Frederick Kempe

Not every shock becomes a structure, and not every provocation determines an enduring policy change.

Politics & Diplomacy
Security & Defense

Balkans Debrief

Dec 23, 2025

One year of Trump 2.0 for the Western Balkans | A Debrief with Europe Center experts

In this special #BalkansDebrief, Ilva Tare sits down with five Europe Center experts to discuss the major US policy developments toward the Balkans in 2025 and what to expect in 2026.

Economy & Business
Europe & Eurasia

Freedom and Prosperity Around the World

Dec 23, 2025

Serbia’s future depends on rebuilding rule of law and EU credibility

By Richard Grieveson

After a full year of antigovernment protests, Belgrade faces a sustained challenge to the status quo. The corruption that drew protestors to the streets also stifle growth and imperil political freedom in the country. Restoring a credible path to EU accession would be the single most powerful external incentive for change.

Europe & Eurasia
Freedom and Prosperity

Issue Brief

Dec 22, 2025

First hundred days: How Kast can accelerate US investment in Chile

By Maite Gonzalez Latorre, Jason Marczak

Chile's newly elected president enters office facing a slew of economic pressures: slow growth, weak investment, stagnant productivity, high inequality, limited social mobility, and regional gaps. What can his administration do to jumpstart foreign direct investment?

Americas
Civil Society

Freedom and Prosperity Around the World

Dec 19, 2025

Colombia needs a strong private sector—and renewed government institutions at the helm

By José Manuel Restrepo

Colombia’s institutions brought stability, yet corruption, insecurity, and widespread informality still undermine trust and limit prosperity. Renewed fiscal discipline, stronger territorial governance, and revived institutional dialogue are essential for translating Colombia’s hard-won freedoms into inclusive and enduring growth.

Colombia
Energy Transitions

MENASource

Dec 19, 2025

Employment needs to take center stage in Gaza security plans

By Melanie Robbins 

The best way to undermine Hamas’s power in Gaza is to employ the people Hamas pays today.

Civil Society
Economy & Business
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Experts

Fellow

Beth Baltzan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Millennium fellow

Marissa Guiang

COO for Emerging Markets & Asia Fundamental Equities, BlackRock

Millennium Leadership Program

East Asia Economy & Business

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Kymberly Bays

Director of Global Communications, CrossBoundary Group

Millennium Leadership Program

Africa Economy & Business

Fellow

Alvin Camba

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Chinese

Fellow

Marek Magierowski

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea
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Events

Public Event Thu, February 5, 2026 • 3:00 pm ET

Balkans Forward Summit
Civil Society Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy
Public Event Tue, February 10, 2026 • 12:00 pm ET

Global Foresight 2036: What will the next decade bring?
China Economy & Business Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia
Online Event Thu, February 12, 2026 • 10:00 am ET

Iraq’s economic agenda for the next government
Economy & Business Elections Iraq Middle East
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