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5th WE_ARE_IN Macroeconomics and Finance Conference
The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the European Central Bank (ECB) are…
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How Donald Trump has turned the White House into his Imperial Court
In the short term, Trump’s brute exercise of America’s size and strength is making him the most powerful president in…
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14th Annual CompNet Conference: Productivity, Convergence, and Competitiveness in Europe: A Focus on Small Open Economies
The Center for Business and Productivity Dynamics – CompNet, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania), in collaboration…
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Rystad: China’s crude stockpiling backstops global oil prices
Brent front month futures have consistently held above $65/bbl for the majority of the past few months, despite OPEC+ accelerating…
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Foreign ties are crucial to US space dominance, officials say
Col. Frank Brooks, Space Forces Central deputy commander, delivers remarks during the Space Campus groundbreaking ceremony within the U.S. Central…
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The D Brief: Trump’s Ukraine reversal; Russian refineries, hit; China’s missiles; Iran’s rebuilding effort; And a bit more.
Seven months after telling Ukraine’s president, “You don’t have the cards right now” to fend off Russia’s ongoing invasion, U.S.…
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Avangrid Inks PPA with Amazon for Oregon Trail Solar Capacity
| Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 9:00 AM EST Avangrid Inc., an Iberdrola Group company, has signed a Power Purchase…
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Iran’s Imperative for Genuine Reform: Building Trust With Neighbors Post-12 Day War
Although some analyses frame the conflict as an Iranian “victory” born of resilience and asymmetric responses, it in fact laid…
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China Stockpiling Provides Temporary Price Floor
In an oil market update sent to Rigzone by the Rystad Energy team on Tuesday, Lin Ye, Rystad Energy Vice…
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J.D. Vance’s foreign policy: When restraint meets culture war
When it comes to foreign policy, history shows us there are two types of US vice president. A few amass…
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Jerome Powell says Congress and the private sector, not the Fed, are responsible for ‘the things that will really matter for future generations’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, nearing the end of his second four-year term as the chairman of America’s central bank,…
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The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch
Politics / September 24, 2025 What would a Democratic presidency armed with Trump’s limitless power look like? President Donald Trump…
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Navigating Tensions: The Implications of Trump’s Tariffs on India–US Ties
In an escalatory move amid tensions between the United States and India, US President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on…
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China, Russia, India and North Korea at the 2025 SCO Summit: A Symbolic Alignment Toward Multipolarity
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, held in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, 2025, and followed by a…
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China’s new missiles on parade: showpieces or showstoppers?
Armored vehicles in a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War…
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The evolution of Malaysian foreign policy
Malaysia’s approach in navigating great power rivalry since the Cold War has largely been based on the principles of non-alignment,…
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Putin is escalating Russia’s hybrid war against Europe. Is Europe ready?
Russia and Belarus conducted large-scale military exercises in mid-September as the Kremlin sought to put on a show of strength…
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A geography of protest: Inside the rise of Iran’s minority factor
In the wake of June’s Twelve Day War between Israel, Iran and the United States, the role of ethnicity in…
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Iran’s minorities and policy complexity: A look at two communities
This summer, a US-backed campaign aimed at Iranian regime change seemed possible. While that is now unlikely, further covert operations…
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The D Brief: China’s global challenge; NATO on Russian incursions; Estonia’s requests; Germany’s big arms plan; And a bit more.
China’s accumulation of military facilities and partnerships beyond the Indo-Pacific region mean U.S. forces must innovate more urgently, air and…
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Trump says UN has ‘tremendous, tremendous potential’ but it needs to learn real peace-making from him
President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at…
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Episode #72. Soma Somasundaram: Driving Energy and Leadership Forward
Episode #72. Soma Somasundaram: Driving Energy and Leadership Forward From a small village in India to the Global Energy Stage.…
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Small Businesses Reveal the Promotions That Actually Excite Customers
We’ve all heard of happy hours and “buy-one-get-one-free” sales. But if you’re looking to run a promotion that truly gets…
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The Problem of Green Capitalism
Q&A / September 23, 2025 A conversation with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction and the hidden cost and…
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Rising Lion Shows the U.S. Needs More Allies Like Israel
OPINION — Israel’s Operation Rising Lion will go down as among the most impressive military campaigns in history. Military academies,…
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The China threat goes beyond the Pacific, intel chiefs say
China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sets out for maiden sea trials from Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, May 1,…
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Reality show: Why Europe must not cave in Trump’s culture war
Summary Europe is in a culture war with Trump’s America. Part of this involves Trumpists propping up their ideological allies…
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Pakistan-Saudi Pact Reveals Growing Distrust of US-Led Security Architecture
Editor’s Note: Dr. Mohammad Salami is a Pakistan-based specialist on Middle Eastern policy, particularly in Iran and the Persian Gulf…
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Trump’s Inaction Slowly Unravels Russian Sanctions Regime
Chip Somodevilla/Shutterstock The US sanctions regime on Russia is gradually unraveling as US President Donald Trump keeps postponing new measures…
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The D Brief: Another boat strike; Russian jets over Estonia; F-47’s new flight date; Shutdown watch; And a bit more.
In international waters around Latin America, Trump says he ordered another “lethal kinetic strike” on a boat allegedly “affiliated with…
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Expanding Syria’s multilateral development bank engagement
Issue Brief September 22, 2025 • 10:30 am ET Basil Kiwan Summary Estimates of Syria’s post-civil war cost of rebuilding…
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Strategic Litigation Quarterly Newsletter: Forging pathways to lasting justice
The Strategic Litigation Project (SLP) works at the intersection of law and policy to inject fresh thinking into how governments and practitioners…
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Comoros moves to purge false-flagged tankers from its registry
The government of Comoros has begun removing tankers from its international flag registry after revelations that sanctioned vessels were using…
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Snapback sanctions threaten to further derail Iran nuclear deal hopes
Pity the “E3” grouping of Britain, France, and Germany. As the European parties to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of…
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Tanzania-flagged cargo ship Rapid runs aground off Turkey
The Tanzania-flagged general cargo vessel Rapid ran aground on the rocks off Pembe Kayalıklar near Kefken in Turkey’s Kocaeli province…
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The Fed’s cut was ‘more hawkish than anticipated,’ Moody’s Zandi says — and warns it won’t be enough to stave off a looming jobs recession
Federal Reserve policymakers delivered a quarter-point interest-rate cut this week, but leading economist Mark Zandi warns the move carries a…
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Ripples presaging a financial tsunami
Financial markets are becoming aware that President Trump’s policies are undermining the dollar as the world’s reserve currency (Choi et…
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Understanding inflation with textual analysis: How news about commodities improves predictions
Monetary authorities worldwide are struggling to navigate a complex inflation landscape following the pandemic and geopolitical disruptions. The debate over…
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Market Signals Intensifying Global Diesel Tightness
Copyright © 2025 Energy Intelligence Group All rights reserved. Unauthorized access or electronic forwarding, even for internal use, is prohibited.…
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China’s Red Sea Play: From Security Free-Rider to Disruption Enabler
Editor’s Note: Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco is a specialist on maritime operations in the Persian Gulf and nearby waters who…
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Are Arab nations going to impose real costs on Israel?
New Atlanticist September 18, 2025 • 1:58 pm ET Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley For nearly two years since the October 7, 2023,…
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The D Brief: U.S. troops observe Zapad drills; Air Force’s future; Jokes about killing; Cost of Guard’s DC mission; And a bit more.
U.S. troops attended Russia-Belarus war games on Monday, Pentagon officials confirmed after news organizations photographed them attending Zapad-2025, Reuters reported…
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Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
Israel’s September 9th airstrike on Qatar has shattered Gulf states’ assumptions about regional security. The attack targeted senior Hamas leadership—which…
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GECF trims 2025 gas-demand growth to 1.6% as Asia’s LNG imports hit an August record
Global gas demand growth for 2025 has been revised down to 1.6%, with the industrial sector the main drag, the…
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Insights from Israel and the Gulf: An evolving regional integration
In mid-August, the N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, led a delegation of…
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Markets got what they wanted from Powell with a Fed rate cut and they’re still not happy
Wall Street at last got its long-awaited cut to the base rate yesterday with Fed chairman Jerome Powell confirming interest…
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Trump Is No “President of Peace”
Donald Trump signs executive orders, including the renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, during a…
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Oil Decline in Mideast Grid Seen Boosting Exports
| Nayla Razzouk & Omar El Chmouri | Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 3:46 AM EST The amount of oil…
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For one man, the war against Cracker Barrel never really ended
Cracker Barrel unveiled a sleek new logo this summer. Stripped of its folksy Uncle Herschel mascot—a denim-clad old man perched…
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Markets expected the rate cut, but the ‘real surprise’ is the Fed’s opinion on the current state of the economy, quant CEO says
Stock markets spiked and then immediately reversed course after the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by a quarter…
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Europe needs a new approach to Belarus focused on practical outcomes
More than five years since pro-democracy protests threatened to topple the regime of Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, relations between Belarus…
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The Fed blinks: First rate cut since December comes as hiring falters and Trump rages
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, delivering the long-awaited cut which…
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Returning the Air Force to its expeditionary roots
A U.S. Air Force C-130H3 Hercules aircraft, including a 94th Airlift Wing tail insignia that dates to World War II,…
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Drones are Funding Russia’s War Against Ukraine
OPINION — The war in Ukraine has evolved into a complex geopolitical conflict, shaped not only by military strategy but…
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CIPS Best Blog Award 2025: Public Voting Now Open
It’s time to vote for the winner of the CIPS Best Blog Award! The CIPS Best Blog Award is designed…
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Trump is pushing for a ‘big cut’ from the Fed today—but he’s already on a losing streak
Trump has lost a couple of battles recently in his war on the Fed: He hasn’t succeeded in ousting Federal…
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‘It’s a circus over there’: Drama at the Fed has CEOs worrying about its reputation
Good morning. I remember the days when a raised eyebrow from Ben Bernanke would spark hours of debate over the…
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Ride the wave: A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics
Summary Eight months into the second term of Donald Trump, Europeans are still struggling to craft a coherent response to…
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Resisting Iran’s High-Tech War on Women Three Years After Mahsa Amini’s Death
Editor’s Note: Dr. Emily L. Blout is a media scholar and historian with subject matter expertise on propaganda, information operations,…
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Russia’s imperial approach toward Armenia and Azerbaijan has backfired
New Atlanticist September 16, 2025 • 12:25 pm ET Joseph Epstein and Sheila Paylan When the leaders of long-warring Armenia…
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The GOP’s Foreign Policy Arc: Future History
I have had occasion, over the last couple of years, to study and give some thought to U.S. national security…
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Today’s D Brief: 2nd boat strike; Israel’s Gaza City push; NATO’s Eastern Sentry; Army’s VCs; And a bit more.
September 16, 2025 11:00 AM ET The D Brief Americas NATO Israel Drones Another deadly boat strike President Trump ordered…
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NATO has a gap in its airborne command and control. Here’s how to close it.
At the NATO Summit in The Hague earlier this year, allies made two historic commitments: to spend 5 percent of…
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MRI 2025
The fourth edition of CODESRIA’s Meaning-Making Research Initiatives (MRI) Competition. The MRI was established to support African scholars in the…
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Rasanah Issues Iran Case File for August 2025
The August 2025 Iran Case File (ICF), published by the International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah), provides an in-depth assessment…
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Iran from Within: Analysis of Protest Events and Regime Support
Even after the conclusion of the war between Israel and Iran, the Islamic Republic continues to grapple with significant domestic…
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‘Peak Goldilocks’: The markets have bought the Fed rumors — watch for them to sell on the news
The S&P 500 hit a new record as markets priced in a 25bps Fed rate cut, with “peak Goldilocks” optimism…
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Trump is pushing for a ‘big cut’ from the Fed—but he’s already on a losing streak
Trump has lost a couple of battles recently in his war on the Fed: He hasn’t succeeded in ousting Federal…
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Three Years Since the Mahsa Amini Protests: The Struggle Has Not Yet Been Decided
Iran is currently marking three years since the most severe, extensive, and prolonged wave of protests since the 1979 revolution.…
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What CEOs think about the SEC ‘prioritizing’ Trump’s plan to end quarterly reporting for public companies
Good morning. Quarterly earnings reports are a headache. There’s the hassle of getting the 10-Q together, updating financial data that…
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For Women, Life, Freedom
The Song Each of the 31 phrases begins with the Persian word barāye , which means “for,” or “because of.”…
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to oust Lisa Cook from the Fed ahead of crucial interest rate decision
An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove her…
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Senate confirms Miran as Fed governor right before policy meeting, even as he keeps job as White House adviser
The Senate has approved one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s governing…
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The Hoover Institution Briefing On National Security | September 2025
Welcome to the Hoover Institution’s monthly briefing on national security. This month we have an interview with the president of…
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The Hoover Institution on Revitalizing History | September 2025
In this edition of the Hoover Institution Briefing on Revitalizing History, the Strategika publication by the Military History Working Group releases its 100th…
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Drewry: China’s LPG imports recover in July but outlook remains fragile
China’s LPG market has experienced sharp swings in 2025, shaped by tariff disputes, volatile petrochemical margins and shifting supply sources,…
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To Build the World, Build the Strategy: Toward a Progressive US Foreign Policy
Editor’s Note: The New Visions for Grand Strategy Project brought scholars from across the political and ideological spectrum to discuss…
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An American Strategy for a Multipolar World
Editor’s Note: The New Visions for Grand Strategy Project brought scholars from across the political and ideological spectrum to discuss…
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Eat, Pray, Govern: The Search for Meaning in Democratic Foreign Policy
Editor’s Note: The New Visions for Grand Strategy Project brought scholars from across the political and ideological spectrum to discuss…
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After the Age of Trump: Rejecting Competition
Editor’s Note: The New Visions for Grand Strategy Project brought scholars from across the political and ideological spectrum to discuss…
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Back to the Future: The Case for Strengthening — Not Replacing — the Rules-Based Order
Editor’s Note: The New Visions for Grand Strategy Project brought scholars across the political and ideological spectrum to discuss what…
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A Free World That Works
Editor’s Note: The New Visions for Grand Strategy Project brought scholars from across the political and ideological spectrum to discuss…
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The Federal Reserve Is Out of Tricks
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will decide whether to cut rates and by how much. Thanks to Trump’s perverse economic…
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Why Is the State Department Embracing Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi?
If Rubio’s Team Wishes to Receive a Yemeni Representative, They Should Receive One Who Chooses Yemen over Saudi Arabia or…
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Jet fuel, China, and lanthanum: a hidden risk to US military power projection
The US military runs on JP-8 jet fuel. Besides powering bombers, fighters, and helicopters it also fuels most US Army vehicles like…
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The Iran Deal That Isn’t Quite Yet
Trade negotiators like to say that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. And that is a useful way to…
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The Abraham Accords at five
Issue Brief September 15, 2025 • 8:00 am ET Allison Minor, Daniel B. Shapiro, Amir Hayek, Loay Alshareef, Ahmed Khuzaie,…
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The Cairo Agreement and Prospects for Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran
On September 9, Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded an agreement in Cairo, brokered by Egypt, to…
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Why ServiceNow’s CFO says the fastest way up is to hire your successor
Gina Mastantuono grew up determined never to rely on anyone. As the first in her family to attend college, she…
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What Would a No Kings Budget Look Like?
Democrats have now confirmed what was an open secret last week: They’re going to use their leverage in the upcoming…
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The Federal Reserve is about to have an extremely awkward meeting
Wall Street is looking ahead to a highly anticipated meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers, who are widely expected to lower…
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‘Million Dollar Listing’ star Fredrik Eklund says Gen Z doesn’t need a college degree to make it in real estate: ‘You’ve gotta be out on the streets’
While AI comes for high-paying jobs like coding and consulting, many Gen Zers are stuck on what they should study…
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‘The era of Fed independence would be over,’ Cook’s lawyers warn while asking court to reject Trump’s ouster bid
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is asking a U.S. appeals court to reject the Trump administration’s latest bid to remove her…
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The Fed ‘desperately’ wants to avoid a recession because it doesn’t want to get blamed and put its independence at risk, top economist says
The Federal Reserve may have more at stake than economic growth as policymakers prepare to meet on rates this coming…
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A tale of two leaders: The difference between Starmer and von der Leyen
The return-to-work pitches of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and British prime minister Kier Starmer sketch two very…
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Adani Ports bars entry to vessels under US, UK or EU sanctions
India’s largest private port operator, the ports business of Adani Group, has directed its facilities to deny entry, berthing and…
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Israel’s Regional War
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. We want to begin this week’s edition with an important message in light…
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IEA: Oil markets lie amid tumultuous interplay of forces
Oil markets are being impacted by varous forces, with the potential for supply losses from new sanctions on Russia and…
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Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
Politics / September 11, 2025 The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable…
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Private industry should step up to protect the global maritime order
Issue Brief September 11, 2025 • 1:00 pm ET Elisabeth Braw Bottom lines up front Safe oceans are indispensable for…
