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January 12, 2024

Supply Chains
How Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea Threaten Global Shipping

Houthi attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea have upended global shipping. The disruptions could soon ripple through the global economy.

June 7, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Cities Combat Cash Crunches

While debate rages over the federal deficit, state and local governments face their own budget crises. Stateline describes the successes of North Carolina’s Local Government Commission in imposing bu…

Buildings in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina (Chris Keane/Courtesy Reuters).

January 19, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: U.S. Competitiveness Report Cites Business Fears

U.S. Competitiveness Report Cites Business Fears The Harvard Business School's U.S. Competitiveness Project released a major new report that revealed deep concerns among business leaders about the…

November 27, 2017

Russia
New Cyber Brief: Countering Russian Information Operations in the Age of Social Media

The Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program has launched a new Cyber Brief. This one examines ways to counter Russian information operations on social media. The brief was written by Keir Giles, a seni…

Social media

June 18, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Delaying the Fiscal Cliff

Current legislation calls for over $500 billion in spending cuts and tax increases at the end of 2012, a “fiscal cliff” that The Economist argues politicians should postpone. While acknowledging that…

Alan Simpson (R) and Erskine Bowles (L) testify before Congress in November 2011 about their commission's plan to attack long-term budget challenges through tax and entitlement reform, along with discretionary spending cuts (Jonathan Ernst/Courtesy Reuters).