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April 24, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Social Security Trust Fund Falling Faster
The Social Security Trust Fund projects it will exhaust all funds by 2035 (Bloomberg). This projection, which is for the overall program, is three years earlier than previous estimates. Various compo…
April 20, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Affluence Correlates with Test Scores
The Brookings Institution released a report on the correlation between income inequality and school quality. Schools in more affluent areas are likely to have higher average test scores, and housing …
September 14, 2023
Latin America
Update on U.S.-Latin America Relations
Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, discusses the political landscape in Latin America and its implications for migration trends, the opioid crisis, and trade relations with the Un…
April 20, 2010
Thailand
What Now for Thailand?
Photo courtesy of Reuters/Eric Gaillard The standoff in Bangkok looks like it will come to a head dangerously soon. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has tasked the commander in chief of the arm…
August 29, 2011
United States
What Should the White House Do After a Pakistan-based Terrorist Attack?
Pakistani soldier Rasheed holds a rocket launcher while standing in a bunker on a mountain in Sadda on July 6, 2010 (Mian Khursheed/Courtesy Reuters). In his 2006 autobiography, Pakistani President …
September 5, 2006
Europe
Can the G-7 (and the IMF) match Ken Rogoff?
I quite liked Ken Rogoff’s policy prescriptions for global rebalancing. Specifically, I thought Rogoff got two key things right. First, He recognizes that Europe already is contributing …