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Oct 13, 2025

Expect IMF-World Bank meeting debates over China, the US, Ukraine, and more—behind closed doors

By Martin Mühleisen

Behind closed doors, delegates are likely to tackle questions around Washington's relationship with the IMF, China's economic performance, and the role of the Bretton Woods institutions.

China Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Oct 12, 2025

As the trade war resumes, China may be keeping one eye on Trump and one on the Supreme Court

By Josh Lipsky

The US president’s leverage with Xi Jinping could be undercut by the Supreme Court's deliberations.

China Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Oct 10, 2025

Four questions (and expert answers) about Peru’s presidential impeachment and what’s next

By Martin Cassinelli

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has been removed from office following a vote in Congress, with legislator José Jerí replacing her as president.

Latin America

Inflection Points

Oct 10, 2025

Dispatch from Ukraine: The path to a durable peace is emerging

By Frederick Kempe

A recent trip to Kyiv reinforced that, as momentum shifts in Ukraine’s favor, a just and durable peace could be within reach.

Russia Ukraine

TURKEYSource

Oct 9, 2025

How energy and trade are redefining US–Turkey regional cooperation

By Pınar Dost

As Ankara and Washington are recalibrating their energy and trade strategies, a new model of US–Turkey cooperation is emerging.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Econographics

Oct 8, 2025

From US tariffs to Argentina’s crisis: The five important issues at next week’s IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings

By Hung Tran

The IMF and the World Bank will face five important issues, which span both near-term economic prospects and more fundamental, longer-term challenges confronting the global economy.

Argentina Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Oct 7, 2025

How a weaker US dollar can help debt-burdened African countries

By Bart Piasecki

Trump’s drive to weaken the US dollar is having global side effects. For some African countries, it is helping to ease immediate fiscal pressures.

Africa Fiscal and Structural Reform

UkraineAlert

Oct 6, 2025

Putin rejected Trump’s generous deal. Time to try peace through strength.

By Sergiy Solodkyy

President Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine by offering Putin Kremlin-friendly peace terms have failed to convince the Russian dictator. It is now time to speak to Putin in the language of strength, the only language he truly understands, writes Sergiy Solodkyy.

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

EnergySource

Oct 6, 2025

Why are major economies choosing the same electricity sources?

By Joseph Webster and Hansika Nath

Despite major economies' differing development and resource levels, many are turning to the same energy sources to meet their new electric capacity needs.

Brazil China

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2025

What Kissinger would do about Putin and Ukraine

By Robert Hormats

Supporting a free and democratic Ukraine and ending the war there are decidedly in US interests, the late US secretary of state would have emphasized.

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

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