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Economics is at the heart of global affairs, shaping policies and driving prosperity. We analyze trade dynamics, financial stability, and development strategies to inform sound policymaking.

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What Lifting U.S. Sanctions Means for Syria’s Transition

Dec. 23, 2025 by Ibrahim Al-Assil

From Middle East Initiative

Blog Post

How Will Unsustainable US Debt End?

Nov. 30, 2025 by Jeffrey Frankel
Reports & Papers

Active Alignment: How Indonesia Can Shape the U.S.-China Strategic Competition

Nov. 20, 2025 by Basri, Muhamad Chatib and Evan Laksmana
Reports & Papers

Risk, Leverage, Autonomy: Turkey’s Options in a U.S.–China World

November 2025 by Senem Aydin Duzgit

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What Lifting U.S. Sanctions Means for Syria’s Transition

Dec. 23, 2025 by Ibrahim Al-Assil

Policy Briefs

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

How Will Unsustainable US Debt End?

Nov. 30, 2025 by Jeffrey Frankel

Blog Post

What Will the US Debt Reckoning Look Like?

Nov. 28, 2025

In The News

from Project Syndicate

Multi-Alignment as Strategy: How Brazil Navigates Between Washington, Beijing, and the Global South

Nov. 20, 2025 by Oliver Stuenkel

Reports & Papers

38 minute read

Workers construct an avenue, named Liberdade, or Freedom, ahead of the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

India: Leaning to One Side (Cautiously)

Nov. 20, 2025 by C. Raja Mohan

Reports & Papers

39 minute read

People perform Yoga to mark International Day of Yoga in front of Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Active Alignment: How Indonesia Can Shape the U.S.-China Strategic Competition

Nov. 20, 2025 by Basri, Muhamad Chatib and Evan Laksmana

Reports & Papers

36 minute read

Workers walk near solar panels that provide partial electrical power to Istiqlal Mosque as the city skyline is seen in the background, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Risk, Leverage, Autonomy: Turkey’s Options in a U.S.–China World

November 2025 by Senem Aydin Duzgit

Reports & Papers

35 minute read

TCG Kinaliada corvette sails during a naval parade on the Bosphorus marking the 487th anniversary of the Preveza naval battle and celebrating the Turkish Naval Forces day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

The G20 Explained

Nov. 19, 2025 by Rachel Little

Explainer

from U.S. China Relations

5 minutes