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June 26, 2023

India
What Did Prime Minister Modi’s State Visit Achieve?

Modi’s state visit led to positive outcomes for both India and the United States, demonstrating how important the bilateral relationship has become to the two countries.

U.S. President Joe Biden and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi toast during an official state dinner at the White House in Washington.

January 17, 2024

Technology and Innovation
The Crypto Question: Bitcoin, Digital Dollars, and the Future of Money

The dizzying rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has created new challenges for governments and central banks. Increasing popularity and high levels of market volatility have raised the stakes…

A technician inspects the backside of a bitcoin mining operation in Quebec, Canada.

October 1, 2024

Israel
One Year Later: U.S. Policy Options in the Israel-Hamas War

As the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks approaches, panelists discuss U.S. policy options regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, including the administration’s proposed peace deal and the …

Play An Israeli Merkava battle tank is pictured surrounded by smoke while an IDF Israeli soldier stands atop the tank, as units regroup near the border of Gaza in Palestine.

February 12, 2024

Palestinian Territories
Democracy and the Two-State Solution

The war in Gaza has focused attention once again on the search for solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The solution favored by the United States, the European Union, most of the world’s de…

May 13, 2024

Taiwan
Taiwan’s Democracy Is Thriving in China’s Shadow

Despite China’s growing pressure, Taiwan has developed one of the world’s strongest democracies—one that will be increasingly tested in the coming years. 

Electoral workers count votes for a 2021 referendum at a ballot counting center in Taipei, Taiwan.

September 21, 2017

Afghanistan
A Conversation With Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani discusses the challenges facing Afghanistan, including its fight against terror groups, and his country’s relationship with the United States.

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June 27, 2024

France
Pivotal Elections for France—and Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government faces a resounding defeat in snap legislative elections, potentially creating a wave of turbulence in one of the European Union’s founding membe…

"Macron non" is written across vandalized posters in France.

September 19, 2011

Economics
Are Natural Resources the Road to Economic Prosperity?

The always insightful Jim Hamilton has an interesting post at Econbrowser in which he asserts that “a vision of what American economic growth over the next decade could look like might also help us a…