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December 18, 2024

RealEcon
Trump Will Be His Own Trade Czar

Expect chaos as an unpredictable president uses trade threats to pursue whatever unrelated issue he wishes.

An employee works on photovoltaic modules destined for export at a factory in Sihong, China, on Sept. 3.

November 20, 2024

International Law
Trump Has Promised Swift, Bold Actions as President. Will They Be Legal?

Donald Trump could take several early actions as president that could draw legal scrutiny, including on immigration, climate, and security policy.  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about immigration and border security at the Arizona-Mexico border, August 22, 2024.

December 12, 2024

China
Unpacking China’s “Four Red Lines” and Its Warning to Trump

With his “four red lines,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attempting to set the terms for U.S.-China relations during a second Trump administration. 

Then U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan.

December 13, 2024

United States
Transition 2025: Events Will Test Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Promises

Each Friday, I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump is inheriting a difficult foreign policy inbox that may only get mo…

Trump takes the stage at the final rally of his 2024 presidential campaign

December 17, 2024

China
China Reacts to Trump’s Election, With Zoe Liu (Transition 2025, Episode 7)

Zoe Liu, the Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in China and what his presidency will mean for…

Podcast U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk in opposite directions from a meeting table in front of their respective countries' flags during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019.

November 21, 2024

RealEcon
Japan Braces for Trump 2.0

How Tokyo navigates tariffs and other Trump policies will be a test of leadership for both countries.

Japanese and U.S. Flags fly side by side in front of the White House ahead next week’s State Visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Washington, U.S., April 5, 2024.

November 19, 2024

United States
From Biden to Trump: U.S. Governance and the Presidential Transition

Reflecting on past experiences, panelists discuss the critical aspects of the U.S. presidential transition, including the importance of a peaceful transfer of power, potential challenges that may con…

Play U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC,U.S.

December 10, 2024

Japan
Japan Reacts to Trump’s Victory, With Sheila Smith (Transition 2025, Episode 6)

Sheila Smith, the John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Japan and what his presidency will mea…

Podcast Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru stands behind a podium in front of the Japanese flag while speaking at a press conference in Tokyo.

December 3, 2024

Latin America
Latin America Reacts to Trump’s Election, With Will Freeman (Transition 2025, Episode 5)

Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Latin America and what his policies toward the region might …

Podcast Delegates at a session of Fifty-Second General Assembly of the Organization of American States sit at a table in front of flags representing the U.S. and Latin American countries.

November 18, 2024

Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
How Trump Can Control the Fed

Could President-elect Donald Trump end Fed independence on monetary policy? A legislative anomaly gives him a way.

How Trump Can Control the Fed