Jul 25 Is China manipulating its currency? The Big Mac and Mini Mac indexes disagree. By Benn Steil The Mini Mac Index compares the price of iPad minis across countries to measure the extent to which various currencies are overvalued or undervalued. Continue reading
Jul 18 The FBI’s role in national security keeps expanding. Here’s why By Zachary Laub, Council on Foreign Relations The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been reoriented toward counterterrorism in recent years, but continues to face charges of overreach. Continue reading
Jul 03 Refugees, trade and climate are top issues at upcoming G20 summit By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations The G20 summit on July 7-8 comes amid tensions over trade, climate, and refugee policy and increased uncertainty over the U.S. commitment to multilateral institutions. Read more in this Council on Foreign Relations backgrounder. Continue reading
Jun 20 How powerful is North Korea’s military? By Eleanor Albert, Council on Foreign Relations North Korea has embarked on an accelerated buildup of weapons of mass destruction and modernization of its already large conventional force. Read more in this Council on Foreign Relations explainer. Continue reading
Jun 07 What’s at stake in the UK elections? By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations As the United Kingdom recovers from a string of terror attacks, the country’s parliamentary elections on June 8 could determine the course of its Brexit negotiations, trade and economic policy, internal borders and foreign relations. Continue reading
May 08 Who is fighting in Syria’s civil war? By Zachary Laub, Council on Foreign Relations Syria’s civil war has grown ever more complex in the six years since protesters first challenged the government. The Council on Foreign Relations describes the various warring factions. Continue reading
Apr 21 How powerful is France’s president? Here’s why the 2017 election matters By Jonathan Masters, Council on Foreign Relations The winner of the French presidential contest in 2017 will take charge of a country at a crossroads on various foreign and domestic policy issues. Continue reading
Apr 06 Where does the immigration debate stand under President Trump? By Danielle Renwick and Brianna Lee, Council on Foreign Relations Immigration has been a touchstone of the U.S. political debate for decades, and moved to the fore once again with the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, who made the issue a centerpiece of his presidential campaign. Learn more in this… Continue reading
Mar 28 Britain just put Brexit into motion. Now what? By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations The UK formally triggered Article 50 to leave the EU on Wednesday. Learn about what Brexit means for Britain and other countries in this Council on Foreign Relations backgrounder. Continue reading
Feb 28 How Trump’s budget proposal could affect America’s debt By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations With the U.S. national debt expanding rapidly over the past decade, the state of the federal budget has come under intense scrutiny. The annual deficit spiked following the 2008 financial crisis, and budget analysts say that without reform government spending… Continue reading