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Gonul Tol is the founding director of the Middle East Institute’s Turkey program and author of Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria. Adam Posen is the president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and author or editor of seven books, including Restoring Japan’s Economic Growth and Facing Up to Low Productivity Growth. Virginia Postrel is a visiting fellow at Chapman University’s Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, contributing editor for Works in Progress, and the author of four books, including The Power of Glamour and, most recently, The Fabric of Civilization. Tariq Kenney-Shawa is a U.S. policy fellow at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. He holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University. Eswar Prasad is a professor of trade policy at…

India’s new enthusiasm for the global south—it convened a special summit of developing nations in January and presides over the G-20 with a development-focused agenda this year—should not be mistaken for reduced interest in its quest to build stronger ties with the West. On the contrary, the centrality of the G-7 for India’s economic and geopolitical prospects is continuing to grow. For India, the West is the most important trading partner, the dominant source of capital and technology, and the major destination for the Indian diaspora. Cooperation with the G-7—comprising Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States—is also critical for India to effectively deal with the increasing challenges from China. In fact, India’s dual orientations are converging: Both its gradual but inexorable alignment with the West and…

Globalization was meant to bring the world closer together, enmeshing advanced and developing economies in a web of mutually beneficial economic and financial linkages. From about the mid-1980s, trade and financial flows between countries expanded rapidly as governments dismantled barriers to these flows. Not everything went according to plan. Tensions rose as the benefits were not equally shared within or among countries. Widening economic inequality, often attributed to free trade, roiled many advanced economies and has had far-reaching political consequences. While they benefited from access to foreign markets for their exports, many emerging market countries were ravaged by volatile capital flows and the fickleness of international investors. Still, there was a broad consensus that shared economic interests would ultimately triumph and even help smooth over geopolitical frictions. This script held…

In February, as I walked past a drugstore display rack, a greeting card caught my eye. On a bright blue background, a stylized image of black aviator sunglasses sat above the phrase, “COME ON, MAN!!” in white, with the E represented as three red stripes. It was Joe Biden in a graphical nutshell. The stripes, lifted from Biden’s campaign logos, evoke the American flag. His catchphrase, repeated throughout his debates with Donald Trump, is an Everyman expression of incredulity. The shades are Biden’s signature accessory, the embodiment of American swagger. Aviators are for bad boys who want to do good. Biden and his team have gone to great pains to make the iconic lenses a central element of his personal brand. The first photo posted on his vice presidential Instagram…

Sponsored Content Produced by Prisma Reports Saudi Arabia’s outstanding economic results and upward trajectory are expected to propel the Kingdom to number one position in 2023. Leading economists expect it to soon become the fastest-growing economy in the world as it closes in on many of the ambitious goals contained in its comprehensive strategic development blueprint: Saudi Vision 2030. According to the latest data, the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) for Q3 2022 jumped by nearly 9% from the same period of the year prior, mainly due to an increase in oil activities. In addition, non-oil activities climbed by an impressive 6% year-on-year as economic diversification continued to progress well. A reduction in reliance on oil revenue is at the core of HRH Crown Prince Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s…

“Working with advisors, students do a deep dive to weave the story of their work experience and their Rice education to find the job that best suits their abilities.”-Michael D. Maher, Senior Program Advisor, Baker Institute for Public Policy, School of Social Sciences, Rice University EXAMPLE EMPLOYERS Private sector Chevron Lyondell Basell UnitedHealthcare Global Public sector US Department of Defense Foundations and nonprofit organizations James A. Baker Ill Institute for Public Policy Nevi Cahya Winofa started at Rice University’s Master of Energy Economics (MEECON) program in August 2021 after completing a 10-month internship at an Indonesian company that supports geothermal projects. At Rice, she explored different career options. By fall of 2022, Winofa had landed a job as a researcher with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Winofa…

“Strongly positioned schools prepare students to address the critical issues of today and tomorrow as they relate to career paths.”-Elana Givens, Director of Career Services, The Fletcher School, Tufts University 97% OF GRADUATES ARE IN JOBS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATION (2022) Graduates of The Fletcher School at Tufts University are finding jobs confronting some of today’s most significant problems. Employed by government agencies and nonprofits, alumni address questions related to climate, gender, and migration. Others are privacy engineers at tech companies or direct environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs for major corporations. The Fletcher School offers fields of study in each of these areas, says Elana Givens, director of career services. "Fletcher is very good at preparing students to address the critical issues of today and tomorrow as they…

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REMEMBER WHEN COVID-19 shut the whole world down? Memories of that period may be fading, but the pandemic has in fact altered how nations behave. Scarred by the experience of scarcity, countries have begun to safeguard their supply chains and focus on local production instead of trade. Big economies, in particular, have embarked on historic spending sprees, building out infrastructure and favoring domestic business over global competition. It’s a new era of industrial policy. The decline of trade isn’t new, of course. So-called de-globalization has been underway since the financial crisis that began in 2007. But the pandemic sharply accelerated it and made geopolitics a central factor in economic policy, giving rise to neologisms such as friendshoring. Today, perhaps more than ever, trade policy is foreign policy. The question is…

At the conclusion of the 1884-85 Berlin Conference, which notoriously carved up the African continent and apportioned its territories to Europe’s imperial powers, signatories to the act highlighted education and the “material well-being of the native populations” to justify their historic power grabs. Over the half-century or so that followed what came to be known as the “Scramble for Africa,” Europe did virtually nothing to further education on the continent and inflicted some of the worst atrocities of the modern era on Africans, as colonists raced to extract natural resources using land seizures and forced labor and implemented military conscription to fight and provide pack horse-like logistical support in Europe’s wars. Most of what is recalled today about this terrible scramble are the arbitrary borders that created numerous economically hobbled,…

The Jan. 8 attack on Brazil’s Congress, presidential palace, and Supreme Court by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro has understandably drawn parallels to the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, launched by backers of then-U.S. President Donald Trump. Both were incited by populist rightwing presidents who failed to win reelection and spread disinformation about supposed voter fraud to mobilize their most radical followers. The U.S. and Brazilian extreme right have also become increasingly enmeshed in recent years—conspiring on messaging and strategy and sharing advisors such as Steve Bannon. But the rush to view Brazil’s attack through a U.S. lens minimizes its threat. There is a key difference between the Brazilian and U.S. insurrections. Unlike the U.S. riots—which seem to have been led mostly by radicalized citizens—there is strong…

“The alumni community here is bigger, stronger, and more engaged than any alumni community I've worked with before. It’s the alumni recognizing they need to help build up the next generation of leaders.”-Nathan Slusher, Career Center Executive Director, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University A weeklong virtual career program at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) in January provided a snapshot of students' interests. The best-attended sessions covered political risk, government careers in general, intelligence careers in particular, and international development. Those topics align with employment trends that the Walsh School of Foreign Service has observed among its 2022 master’s degree graduates. Some of these trends reflect recent global events. For example, COVID-19 vividly demonstrated political risks of globalization, when lockdowns in other countries disrupted supply chains…

1. On Jan. 1, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned that it expected how many of the world’s economies to experience a recession this year? a. 15 percent b. 27 percent c. 33 percent d. 46 percent 2. A week later, which country experienced an insurrection on its capital? a. Brazil b. Colombia c. Nicaragua d. Honduras 3. India blocked the airing of a documentary produced by which broadcaster in late January? a. NBC b. CNN c. ITV d. BBC 4. In early February, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported that the top-rated restaurant on Tripadvisor for which city didn’t exist? a. Toronto b. Montreal c. Vancouver d. Ottawa 5. The Middle East’s worst earthquake in almost a century hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. What was its…

Ever since Russia’s failed attempt to take Kyiv and install a puppet government in the early days of the war, a defeat for the Kremlin in Ukraine has looked increasingly likely. What’s stunning, therefore, is the near-total absence of any discussion among politicians, policy-makers, analysts, and journalists of the consequences of defeat for Russia. It is a dangerous lack of imagination, considering the potential for Russia’s collapse and disintegration. In fact, the combination of a failed war abroad and a brittle, strained system at home is increasing the likelihood of some sort of implosion with every passing day. Whether or not this will be good for the West, it’s an outcome policy-makers should prepare for. There are various scenarios for what might happen in Russia after defeat in Ukraine. Most…

In The Spirit of the Laws, published in 1748, the French philosopher Montesquieu argued that one of the main elements binding the Dutch provinces together was their resistance to the Spanish crown. Likewise, what unified Swiss cantons was resistance to the Holy Roman Empire. A similar process is now underway in Europe as a result of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. In a Eurobarometer poll released in January, 72 percent of citizens living in the European Union said their country’s membership in the EU was beneficial. That is the highest score in a long time—Eurobarometer has been asking the same question since 2005. In 2010, just 50 percent of Europeans thought their country benefited from EU membership. Since then, slowly but steadily, the percentage has been creeping up, plateauing at 72…

Despite China’s record-breaking exports of $3.59 trillion and 7 percent export growth, the government fell short of its 5.5 percent GDP growth target for 2022. The economy, according to official statistics, grew by only 3 percent, one of the country’s worst performances in nearly half a century—mostly thanks to the uncertainty caused by repeated COVID-19 lockdowns. After abruptly ditching zero-COVID policies late last year, Chinese leaders expressed their commitment to reviving the economy. But to do so, Chinese leaders must move beyond the familiar playbook that calls for boosting exports and government investment stimulus. Without first addressing the problems of household underconsumption and sluggish income growth, public pessimism about the future may offset the positive effects of export growth and government stimulus, holding back economic recovery. Chinese household consumption was…

Twenty-first-century political scientists have not shied away from using their conceptual wares to analyze significant pop culture phenomena. Name your favorite piece of intellectual property—Harry Potter, Battlestar Galactica, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Star Wars—and political scientists have written a book about it. There are entire podcasts devoted to the intersection of political science and science fiction. The latest addition to this lineup is The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a volume edited by Nicholas Carnes, a professor of public policy and political science at Duke University, and Lilly Goren, the chair of the history, political science, and religious studies department at Carroll University. Even among behemoths like Star Wars and Harry Potter, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) might be the hegemonic actor of…