Studying Trade and Economics

Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:14:56 -0400

Cost-plus Contracting Narrated Slide Show

Scholl Chair in International Business

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:44:53 -0500

The Scholl Chair, established in 1981, examines the relationship of international trade and investment to economic growth, innovation, sustainable development, and political autonomy in the United States and throughout the world.

Simon Chair in Political Economy

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:53:53 -0400

The current holder of the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, Sidney Weintraub (pictured above), is an economist who specializes on issues of trade, investment, and international finance. These responsibilities are global in scope. Dr. Weintraub has a particular interest in Latin America and Canada.

Smart Power Initiative

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:26:06 -0400

America must revitalize its ability to inspire and persuade rather than merely rely on its military might. Despite the predominance of U.S. hard power, there are limits to its effectiveness in addressing the main foreign policy challenges facing America today.

China Balance Sheet

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:53:42 -0500

The direction that China and U.S.-China relations take will define the world’s future. For the United States, a rising China increasingly affects American prosperity and security, calling for some clear-eyed thinking and tough economic, political, and foreign policy choices. As the twenty-first century unfurls, the stakes have never been higher for getting U.S.

China-Middle East

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:20:17 -0400

The CSIS Middle East program is studying the implications of China’s increasing role in the Middle East. As China becomes a global power and many Middle Eastern countries look for a counterweight to the United States, Chinese approaches to energy security, export markets and military ties have an important impact on global diplomacy.

Cooperative U.S. - Mexican Antinarcotics Program

ian — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:26:57 -0400

Over the past 30 years the United States has failed to adequately address the issue of illegal narcotics use. The country currently spends enormous sums on enforcement of drug laws, and interdiction and eradication of narcotics—as well as imprisonment of drug offenders, more so than any other nation.

CSIS Commission On China

ceditor — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:49:54 -0400

CSIS has launched a high-level Commission, co-chaired by former Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Hank Greenberg of C.V.

CSIS Commission on Public Infrastructure

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:39:27 -0400

The nation’s infrastructure policy is at a crossroads, caught between rising demands and outdated programs to address them.

Economic Change in Russia

ian — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:40:42 -0500

There is no aspect of contemporary Russia that has changed more rapidly and unexpectedly than its economic situation. When Vladimir Putin became President, Russia was effectively bankrupt as it owed more money to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) than it had in foreign currency reserves.