Policy Alert #148 | July 13, 2017 America’s U-Turn on climate change and Donald Trump’s disregard for globalization and multilateralism loomed ominously for rising powers…
Continue reading Rising Powers at the 12th G-20 Summit: Staying the Course?
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Policy Alert #148 | July 13, 2017 America’s U-Turn on climate change and Donald Trump’s disregard for globalization and multilateralism loomed ominously for rising powers…
Continue reading Rising Powers at the 12th G-20 Summit: Staying the Course?
Policy Alert #147 | July 7, 2017 The week of June 26 was unusually busy with rising powers politics in Washington. Donald Trump met India’s…
Continue reading Rising Powers Assess First-Time Trump-Modi and Trump-Moon Summits
Policy Alert #146 | June 23, 2017 This year’s summit of the Shanghai Cooperation (SCO) was held in Astana, Kazakhstan June 8-9, 2017 amidst speculation…
Policy Alert #145 | June 23, 2017 The first ever Belt and Road Forum showcasing China’s immensely ambitious global infrastructure vision, which many other countries…
Continue reading Mixed Reactions from Rising Powers to China’s Ambitious Belt and Road Forum
Policy Alert #144 | May 10, 2017 The resounding victory of centrist business friendly Emmanuel Macron over right wing Marine Le Pen in the French…
Continue reading Rising Powers Welcome French Election Results After Unprecedented Political Tumult
Policy Alert #143 | April 26, 2017 CHINA On April 12, 2017, the UN Security Council voted on a resolution which aimed to condemn the…
Continue reading Trump’s Missile Strike in Syria Continues to Reverberate in Rising Powers
Policy Alert #142 | April 11, 2017 President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Ji Xinping met for the first time amidst an air of…
Continue reading Key Rising Powers Warily Take Note of the Trump-Xi Summit
Policy Alert #141 | March 31, 2017 North Korea’s failed missile test on March 22 followed on the heels of four test firing of missiles,…
Continue reading North Korea’s Missile Firings Trigger Reactions from Rising Powers
Policy Alert #140 | March 8, 2017 President Trump’s much anticipated speech to a joint session of Congress on February 28 received positive reviews from…
Continue reading Donald Trump’s First Congressional Address Draws Mixed Reviews from Rising Powers
Policy Alert #139 | February 22, 2017 National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s sudden resignation from the Trump administration on February 13, 2017 after reports of…
Continue reading Rising Powers Assess National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s Fall From Grace
Policy Alert #138 | February 8, 2017 President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travelers and refugees from seven predominately Muslim countries was almost uniformly condemned…
Continue reading Trump’s Travel Ban Draws Ire From Rising Powers
Policy Alert #137 | February 8, 2017 Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th U.S. president on January 20 evoked strong and even fiery reactions in…
Continue reading Rising Powers React Vigorously to Donald Trump’s Inauguration
Policy Alert #136 | December 15, 2016 On December 9, the South Korean National Assembly voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye following a scandal that…
Continue reading Rising Powers Ponder the Impeachment of South Korean President