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Weak Domestic Demand Now Threatens China's Growth Potential

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East Asia Forum
Yang Yao

China will need to promote domestic consumption to reach its potential GDP growth in 2023, argues Yang Yao.

Shopping center in Beijing with escalator full of people.
Reuters
Global Economy

Yoon Suk-Yeol Faces Headwinds as He Seeks to Shore up Support

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

The South Korean public is lukewarm about reforms like extending the work week, Karl Friedhoff writes, but Yoon likely sees value in taking a harder line.

A TV screen shows footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's New Year's address
SIPA USA
Public Opinion

Local, Global Collaboration Drives Action on Climate Agenda

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Global Insight by Matt Watson

The Summary for Urban Policymakers series grew out of a recognition of the need for greater integration of climate science with the urban perspective.

Santa Cruz flooding
Reuters
Global Cities

Xi U-Turns, Biden's Green Subsidies, Ukraine Gets Its Tanks

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Jamil Anderlini, Elise Labott, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

New Politburo Standing Committee Members in Beijing
Reuters
Global Politics

The 'Free the Leopards' Campaign Paid off for the West and Ukraine

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Tanks alone will not be enough for Ukraine to win the war. But if used properly, they are still a vital component of modern warfare," Paul Poast writes.

A Leopard 2A6 and a Leopard 2 PSO of the German armed forces Bundeswehr
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Nuclear Tensions on the Korean Peninsula Are Accelerating Dramatically

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

As the global security environment becomes more challenging, the need to adapt alliances increases as well.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks in an interview on November 28, 2022.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Peril in Peru: Protests, Unrest and Calls for Change

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Can Peru’s democracy satisfy protester demands, or will it head into political chaos?

Protests in Peru
REUTERS
Global Politics

Why the Wagner Group's Influence in West Africa Is Growing

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Western countries should use national and international tools to hinder Wagner’s growing global abuse, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Men hold Russian flags as they gather to show their support to the Junta leader Ibrahim Traore and demand the departure of the French ambassador in Burkina Fas
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Free Trade with Exceptions: Public Opinion and Industrial Policy

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Running Numbers by Phillip Meng

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act
The White House
Public Opinion

Local and State Diplomacy Is Critical to US Foreign Policy

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The Hill
Matthew Abbott

Matt Abbott argues why local and state diplomacy is critical "to ensure long-term success for cities and states that engage with international entities."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference at the State Department on January 17, 2023.
Reuters
Global Politics