Policy Alert #163 | April 19, 2018 On April 7, 2018, a suspected chemical attack occurred in the Syrian town of Douma, which was held…
Type: Policy Alerts
Policy Alerts inform U.S. policymakers and media professionals of the ongoing debates in Brazil, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Russia on current issues and events relevant to American foreign policy.
Policy Alert #162 | April 11, 2018 On March 17, 2018, the New York Times and Observer broke the news on Cambridge Analytica’s use of…
Continue reading Rising Powers Unnerved by Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Policy Alert #161 | March 27, 2018 On March 8, 2018, US President Donald J. Trump ordered a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and…
Continue reading Rising Powers Prepare for Possible Trade War
Policy Alert #160 | March 8, 2018 The Communist Party of China (CPC) presented its recommendations for several substantive amendments to the country’s constitution to…
Continue reading Rising Powers Ask If End of Term Limits in China Presages More Global Assertiveness
Policy Alert #159 | February 22, 2018 Ahead of upcoming elections in the Maldives, the Maldivian Supreme Court overturned the highly contested convictions of exiled…
Continue reading Rising Powers Calculate Strategic Interests in the Unfolding Crisis in the Maldives
Policy Alert #158 | February 7, 2018 World leaders, celebrities, activists, and business moguls rubbed elbows at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos,…
Continue reading Rising Powers Balance Domestic Politics and International Economy at Davos
Policy Alert #157 | January 30, 2018 The release of the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) at the end of 2017, the publication of…
Continue reading Looking Back on 2017: Rising Powers Review Trump’s First Year
Policy Alert #156 | January 19, 2018 While China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) grabbed international headlines last year, another major infrastructure plan floated by…
Continue reading Looking Back on 2017: A Rising Power Story You May Have Missed
Policy Alert #155 | November 14, 2017 As part of RPI’s special coverage of US President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia, we now examine…
Policy Alert #154 | November 7, 2017 US President Donald Trump began his second tour abroad and first tour in Asia on Sunday. Between November…
Continue reading Mr. Trump Goes to Asia: Are Rising Powers Wary or Welcoming?
Policy Alert #153 | October 25, 2017 The 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China convened on October 18th. The Congress meets only once…
Continue reading Rising Powers Anticipate and Respond to China’s Party Congress
Policy Alert #152 | October 10, 2017 On October 1, 2017, a shooter rained bullets from his hotel window at the Mandalay Bay Casino and…
Continue reading Rising Powers Respond to Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Policy Alert #151 | September 26, 2017 The 72nd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on September 19th amidst continued tensions on the…
Continue reading Rising Powers at UN Tackle North Korean Crisis and Other Priorities
Policy Alert #150 | September 7, 2017 India, China, and Russia joined Brazil and South Africa at the 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on…
Continue reading Rising Powers Face Dark Backdrop at 9th BRICS Summit
Policy Alert #149 | August 9, 2017 As the Qatar crisis drags on into its third month, this Policy Alert looks back to see the…
