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Struggling Regions Need a Leg Up in Infrastructure Funds

In the News
Governing
Coauthors

“Repaired and updated infrastructure-based amenities should train their focus on distressed communities first,” write John Austin and Alex Hitch in Governing.

The Big Four railroad bridge in Jefferson, Missouri.
H. Michael Miley
Global Economy

Ally-shore to Restore US Economic Leadership, Protect Democracy

In the News
Our Towns
John Austin

“By centering our economic and trade relations with our friends, we can drive a more powerful collective recovery,” writes John Austin in Our Towns.

Secretary Blinken Meets With Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister.
Freddie Everett
US Foreign Policy

Targeting Quality of Life To Develop the Midwest

In the News
Brookings
John Austin

Data show that quality of life, not business, is the driving factor for rebuilding the Midwest's economy. John Austin and coauthors explain in Brookings.

Bike in front of Buckingham Fountain with the Chicago skyline behind it on a sunny day.
Brandon O'Connor
Global Cities

Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis Requires Tough Choices

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

International Crisis Group’s Laurel Miller and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley join Deep Dish to explain what the United States and the world should do to help the Afghan people.

REUTERS
Human Rights

The International and Domestic Implications of Turkey's Tanking Lira

In the News
Global Dispatches
Sibel Oktay

Sibel Oktay joins the Global Dispatches podcast to explain the domestic and international implications of Turkey's currency crisis.

Currency protests in Istanbul
REUTERS
Global Economy

World Review: Turkey's Economy, Iran Talks, and Hope From 2021

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Protests against the Turkish government over economic policies
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Holiday Shopping Woes? Look Beyond COVID-19 to Trade Politics

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The pandemic, supply chains, and inflation hit this holiday shopping season. Are trade politics to blame? The Economist's Soumaya Keynes joins Deep Dish to discuss.

shopping carts
REUTERS
Global Economy

Asia's Megacities and the Future of Geopolitics

BLOG
Global Insight by Parag Khanna

There is no understanding geopolitical competition in the 21st century without an understanding of urbanization and cities.

Chinese officials and citizens are seen during a ceremony against the cityscape of Shenzhen
Reuters
Global Cities

"Built By China" Going Global

BLOG
Global Insight by Xiangming Chen

China's evolving economy and geopolitical strategy affect infrastructure and cities worldwide: witness the launch of the China-Laos Railway.

The Borten special economic zone/New Border City under construction
Yunnan Haicheng Industry Group CO.
Global Cities

Canadians Cooler than Mexicans and Americans on USMCA

BLOG
Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

Public opinion data show relatively warm feelings between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

U.S. President Joe Biden, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meet for the North American Leaders' Summit (NALS) at the White House in Washington, U.S. November 18, 2021.
Reuters
Public Opinion