Economy & Business

White House: Georgia’s security has improved due to the Russian reset

By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

Exploiting a Possibly Dangerous Summer

By Harlan Ullman

With official summer 12 days away, the temperature in Washington is already blistering. Whether this is a metaphor for an overheated political summer remains to be seen but signs and symptoms of lurking danger are in abundance. The consequences of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will resonate for a long time. Already, the economic […]

Defense Spending and the Federal Budget Freeze

By Don Snow

America’s Global Fatigue

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

The 9.2 magnitude earthquake that triggered the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami claimed some 230,000 lives in 13 countries. But the Port-au-Prince 7.0 quake may exceed that toll in one small country.

Wall Street’s Lobbyists

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

In his classic "Bonfire of the Vanities," Tom Wolfe’s Masters of the Universe were thinly disguised Wall Street megalomaniacs suffering from gluttonous edacity. Today, there is no longer any need for disguise.

Different Economic Tones in Europe and Asia

By James Joyner

World Bank president Robert Zoellick notes he was “struck by the very different tones” in recent financial summits in West and Asia, seeing a timidity in the former and an aggressive “growth agenda” in the latter.

Transatlantic Trade More Important than You Think

By James Joyner

Despite perceptions here and in Europe that a G2 is emerging in which the United States and China will be international Goliaths largely oblivious to the world’s Davids, the fact of the matter is that “the United States and the EU together comprise 54 percent of global GDP.”

Resetting the Transatlantic Economic Council

The Trans-Atlantic Economic Council (TEC) is at a crossroads.  It has great potential as a forum for discussing strategic issues between the United States and Europe but is often bogged down in single-issue gridlock.Download the PDF