Brookings Institution
US hints at frustration with Chinese monetary policy
New York Times reporter Louise Story breaks down Timothy Geithner’s speech on monetary policy at the Brookings Institution and explains a new House bill that could allow trade sanctions on China based on the artificially low value of the Chinese RMB.
Dallas Is One of Only Three U.S. Cities that Has Recovered Fully from the Recession
Last week the Brookings Institution named Knoxville, Dallas, and Pittsburgh the only three American cities to have officially emerged from the recession. Dallas is the largest metropolitan area of the three, with a population of just over 1.2 million. It also has one of the top performing economies of all U.S. cities. But Dallas is […]
Knoxville One of Three American Cities “Fully Recovered” from Great Recession
What do Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Knoxville have in common? According to our research, not much. But recent findings from the Brookings Institution show that these three cities are the only major metropolitan areas in the United States that are experiencing an economic recovery since the recession ended in 2009. Using GDP per capita and employment figures, […]
Robert Kagan on America’s Global Influence
Historian Robert Kagan holds the distinction of influencing both Mitt Romney and President Obama’s political discourse. A foreign policy adviser to the Romney campaign, Kagan’s ideas were also evident in President Obama’s state of the union address, which disputes the claim that America is in decline. Robert Kagan is senior fellow at the Brookings […]
The Foreign Policy Implications of Gadhafi’s Death
Col. Moammar Gadhafi was killed this morning in his birthplace of Sirte as forces of the National Transitional Council swept the city, according to the leader of the Tripoli military council. The reports have not been confirmed outside of the NTC. Martin Indyk, former U.S ambassador to Israel, and director of the Foreign Policy Institute at the […]