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October 18, 2024

RealEcon
Learning From Past U.S. Infrastructure Investments

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the CHIPS and Science Act stand to transform U.S. infrastructure for decades to come. Policymakers should look to the successes and failures of the 1956 act tha…

FREDERICKSBURG, VA - APRIL 6: In an aerial view, vehicles on Interstate 95 travel past a construction project to add three lanes to the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing on April 6, 2021 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Article by Roger W. Ferguson Jr. and Maximilian Hippold RealEcon

July 26, 2018

Energy and Environment
Applying Blockchain Technology to Electric Power Systems

Blockchain does not singularly address the various challenges that the electricity sector faces, but it should be one of a portfolio of technology options to address those challenges. And its potential as a platform technology might be transformative.

Illustration of a smart city concept (iStoch/Getty Images)
Report by David Livingston, Varun Sivaram, Madison Freeman, and Maximilian Fiege Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

July 30, 2018

Energy and Climate Policy
Blockchain and Energy: We Sifted Hype from Reality So You Don't Have To

This blog post is adapted from a new discussion paper from the Energy Security and Climate Change Program: “Applying Blockchain Technology to the Electric Power Sector.” 

Illustration of a smart city concept iStock/Getty Images
Post by Varun Sivaram Energy, Security, and Climate

August 31, 2009

Politics and Government
"Thrilling" Mexico

Thirteen thousand Thriller dancers gathered in Mexico City’s historic center last Saturday, reflecting to the vast transformations occurring in Mexico today.

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Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

May 20, 2020

Global Governance
OECD Digital Tax Negotiations Thread the Sovereignty Needle

The OECD Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting shows how to balance the demands of national sovereignty with the realities of contemporary globalization.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks from a podium in Brussels, Belgium.
Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist

July 30, 2021

Human Rights
Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Human Rights

Every summer Friday, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: films about the fight for human rights.

Three movie posters in black frames: In the Name of the Father (man looks out from black background);Beasts of No Nation (a young boy with ammunition wrapped around his neck looks out); The Pianist (a man walks among the rubble of a city).
Post by James M. Lindsay and Margaret Gach The Water's Edge