The United States and its allies are working to expand the availability of high-quality infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
United States Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman and Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss the future of global trade during the Economic Statecraft Speaker Series. The conversation touches on issues such as the legacy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and potential responses to increased protectionism in U.S. trade policy.
Quotes and Quotas is a weekly digest of powerful phrases and facts that help explain Asia’s infrastructure push.
On December 15, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to end World War II. For over seven decades, a dispute over four islands, which Russia calls the Southern Kurils and Japan calls the Northern Territories, has prevented a formal peace agreement. New research suggests a resolution is likely out of reach, but economic diplomacy could lay the groundwork for an eventual agreement.
Quotes and Quotas is a weekly digest of powerful phrases and facts that help explain Asia’s infrastructure push.
Asia’s economic growth has fueled a boom in infrastructure investment across the region. China has taken a lead role with its newly launched Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and its Belt and Road Initiative — also known as “One Belt, One Road” — which aims to improve connectivity and cooperation between China and the rest of Eurasia.