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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.
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.
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.
Econographics
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.
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.
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.
In-Depth Research
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.
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.
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.
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