The Human Trafficking and Peacekeeping Operations Project strives to secure the implementation of existing antitrafficking policies adopted by the Department of Defense, NATO, and the United Nations ...

The emergence of an “Axis of Upheaval” consisting of revisionist states—which, to borrow language from former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, seek to “alter the foundational principles of the ...

Financial services are a powerful driver of human well-being, enabling businesses to operate and raise capital and households to save, manage economic shocks, and invest in essential needs like ...

The Australian government has called a federal election, which will be held on Saturday, May 3. The party currently in power is the Australian Labor Party (ALP, or Labor), a center-left party led by ...

Amidst unprecedented and rapid changes to U.S. foreign assistance, the global development agenda is in flux. These changes raise fundamental questions about the future of U.S. development policy and ...

As Congress seeks to pare government spending, the fate of the energy tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is uncertain. Which tax credits might be up for repeal or rescission is a ...

The future of global climate cooperation is in flux. The United States has again pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, as rising geopolitical tensions are undermining internationalism on many ...

The adoption of a reciprocal trade policy by the United States represents one of the most significant shifts in the country’s economic approach in decades. As businesses and investors respond to this ...

The shape and scope of trade negotiations between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) could have a significant impact not only on the two nations but also on the Indo-Pacific and global ...

The United States and China are locked into an escalating trade war with broad implications for U.S.-China relations, the global economy, supply chains, and global governance. After several rounds of ...

In the global race for technological dominance, the United States risks undermining its own advantage by focusing more on restrictions than renewal. The most recent example came this week when the ...

Our goal in launching the Economic Security and Technology Department’s Back & Forth series is to promote debate about ideas that do not get adequate attention in Washington policy circles. As a ...