As part of its efforts to address Chinese trade practices, the United States demanded a provision in the recently negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that constrains any of the parties…
Aadhaar, India’s largest biometric identification system, cleared legal scrutiny last year as the country’s highest court held it to be constitutional. However, the Supreme Court’s judgement also established boundaries within…
South Korea faces the problem of double demographics – an aging population and low fertility rates – which will decrease its economic growth potential. The share of the above- 65…
The United States has an extensive global network of security partnerships, the most important of which are in East Asia and Europe. U.S. allies in both regions are under…
Russia has traditionally viewed itself as the direct successor to Byzantium—a great Eurasian empire linking the West and the East. Control of Eurasia’s continental heartland is one of the main…
Tense economic disputes have escalated to violent confrontations in the past, and there is a legitimate fear that the budding trade war between the United States and China could trigger a…
The Trump administration’s ‘America First’ policies come at a critical time in the global economy. These bad policies will have adverse consequences in international trade. In the absence of countervailing…
China is pursuing one of the most significant projects in modern history: establishing itself as a preeminent global power. Four key pillars form this project: “waging great struggles, building…
The rains that drench southern Bangladesh will be starting soon in Cox’s Bazar, home to the world largest refugee camp. Some 570,000 Rohingya refugees are living in shacks made of…
A candle will hardly be noticed on a sunny day, but it will make all the difference if lit in the dark. This allegory holds particular relevance for the relationship…
