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How Dependent Are US Consumers on Imports From China?
If you are in the market for a new cell phone or a laptop, you better hope that the United States does not impose punitive tariffs on China. For these...
Jun 07, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Modi's US Visit Offers Window for Economic Opening
C. Fred Bergsten says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's last official visit to the United States under President Barack Obama opens a unique oppor...
Jun 06, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Screw Turns I: New US Financial Sanctions
This week, we lead with two developments on the sanctions front; today, the Treasury ruling that places new constraints on North Korea’s access to the...
Jun 06, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Black Market Contest Winner Announced!
We finally have a winner for the black market exchange rate contest! The contest, announced on March 16, was motivated by a friendly dispute between m...
Jun 04, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Academic Sources: Gartzke and Kroenig on “Nukes with Numbers”
In the last ten years, there has been an explosion of quantitative research on nuclear weapons. The basic structure of these models is to compare a va...
May 26, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Trump to KORUS: Drop dead
The last time I checked in on Donald Trump, he was threatening to inflict on China “a depression the likes of which you have never seen” if it didn’t ...
May 24, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korea: Back on the Terrorism List?
North Korea was placed on the US government’s list of state sponsors of terrorism in 1987. Its inclusion on the list was justified on the grounds of w...
May 23, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Brad Glosserman and Scott Snyder on Japan-Korea Relations
Last month, I had the pleasure of hosting both Scott Snyder (Council on Foreign Relations) and David Straub (Stanford’s Korea Program) for a program o...
May 20, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The G-7 and the Global Economy
Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo, deputy assistant to President Obama and deputy national security advisor for international economics, delivered the speech “T...
May 19, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Academic Sources: Victor Shih at the Journal of East Asian Studies on Chinese Elites
With the 7th Party Congress coming to a close, some of the most significant outcomes are likely to relate to promotions and demotions rather than to t...
May 12, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korean Threats and Asset Markets. Again.
It has long been alleged that North Korea has the capacity to impose asymmetric damage on the financial markets of its neighbors through threats and p...
May 11, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
United Nations DPRK Needs and Priorities
Last week, Marc Noland walked through WFP/FAO food security report, and reports that North Korea might be entering a new phase of shortages (for examp...
May 10, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail