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U.S.-China Economic Relations With Jay ShambaughJay Shambaugh discusses U.S.-China macroeconomic engagement and dialogue with Chinese leadership on overcapacity and economic imbalances.The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies. This meeting is also part of CFR’s China Strategy Initiative.For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this meeting will be posted on the CFR website.
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Tokyo Voters Make Their ChoiceAs the world watched critical national elections in the UK and France last week, Tokyoites prepared to vote for their governor.
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Women This Week: Women Excluded From UN-led Talks on AfghanistanWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 29 to July 3.
Experts in this Region
Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
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Japan’s Debate Over LGBTQ+ Rights: The CourtsJapan’s debate over LGBTQ+ rights has come to the fore in the past several years, and both the courts and the Diet have been venues for social change.
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How Japan Is Viewing the North Korea-Russia AllianceRussia’s expanding security ties with North Korea raise weighty foreign policy questions for Japan and complicate the geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.
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Studying Landpower in the Indo-PacificThe China Landpower Studies Center at the U.S. Army War College produces research and analysis of China's strategic landpower for U.S. policymakers and military leaders.
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Politics and Protest at the OlympicsThe International Olympic Committee says the games are not meant to be political. But governments and athletes have frequently used the Olympics to make statements through boycotts and protests.
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France, Iran, and the UK Hold Snap Elections, EU Pushback on Chinese EVs, and MoreFrance’s governance is at stake as it holds snap elections for its National Assembly, with the far-right National Rally looking to build on its success in the European Parliament elections; the United Kingdom (UK) has its own snap general elections with Keir Starmer and his Labour Party looking to end the fourteen-year rule of the Conservatives; Iran’s snap presidential elections could signal unity of regime hard-liners or glimmers of change; the European Union (EU) plans to impose provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles; and Ukraine strikes more than thirty Russian oil refineries.
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What to Expect From Indonesia Under President-elect Prabowo SubiantoDespite expectations that incoming President Prabowo Subianto will continue the policies of his popular predecessor, he will chart his own course on foreign and domestic policy.
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U.S.-China RelationsThe United States and China have one of the world’s most important and complex bilateral relationships. Since 1949, the countries have experienced periods of both tension and cooperation over issues including trade, climate change, and Taiwan.
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The U.S. Pivot to Asia, With Robert D. Blackwill and Richard FontaineRobert D. Blackwill, the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at CFR, and Richard Fontaine, the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the U.S. response to the rise of China.
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Myanmar's Junta Is Increasingly IsolatedThe junta’s grip on power is continuing to deteriorate.
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China Strategy Initiative Launch EventLed by Senior Fellow Rush Doshi, the China Strategy Initiative will study and debate the questions that go to the heart of U.S. China strategy. It will launch several new programs that undertake fresh analysis, provide granular policy recommendations, and convene experts from around the world.
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What Are Tariffs?U.S. Presidents Trump and Biden have both turned to tariffs to support local industries amid economic confrontation with China. Here’s how these taxes work and how they’ve been used historically.
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Making the China Tariffs More EffectiveCurrent U.S. tariffs on China are costly. But the U.S. has policy options to reduce these costs.