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Simon Chair in Political Economy

As 2018 comes to a close, we reflect on a fast-moving year which saw the Simon Chair expand into new fields of research and add new talent to our research team. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued interest in our publications, events, and analysis.

From all of us in the CSIS Simon Chair, we wish you a peaceful holiday season and a happy, healthy 2019. 


Please see below for some of our favorite Simon Chair content from 2018. As always, we welcome your feedback and look forward to sharing our upcoming work with you in the new year. 
 
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Meeting the China Challenge

January 29, 2018 | James Andrew LewisJohn J. HamreMatthew P. GoodmanAndrew Philip HunterScott KennedyScott MillerJohn SchausStephanie Segal

The essays in this volume, written by a diverse group of CSIS scholars, address some of the key issues that currently vex the U.S.-China economic relationship. 

From TPP to CPTPP

March 8, 2018 | Matthew P. Goodman

The CPTPP represents a significant step toward closer trade and investment linkages in the Asia-Pacific region and sets new, high standards for regional commerce. Its eventual ratificaction will likely yield positive and negative ramifications for U.S. economic interests.

Game of Loans: How China Bought Hambantota

April 2, 2018 | Jonathan E. Hillman

The economic rationale for Hambantota is weak, given existing capacity and expansion plans at Colombo port, fueling concerns that it could become a Chinese naval facility.

A Multilateral and Strategic Response to International Predatory Economic Practices

May 9, 2018 | Matthew P. Goodman

Matthew P. Goodman testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on how the U.S. could use “strategic economics” to advance its foreign policy and national security goals.

The United States and IMF Resources: A Path Forward?

July 12, 2018 | Mark Sobel

The IMF is highly beneficial to the U.S., and 2019 quota talks are an opportunity not only to ensure the Fund's resources but also to negotiate a comprehensive package of reforms.

The Trade War—What Is Not in the Price

July 18, 2018 | Kevin Nealer

Neither the history of trade disputes nor the political goals of the United States and China suggest that the current contest of wills is likely to end soon.

From Rule Maker to Rule Taker

July 24, 2018 | Matthew P. Goodman

The shift of the United States from global rule maker to rule breaker is likely to end in the country becoming a mere rule taker

China's Belt and Road Is Full Of Holes

September 4, 2018 | Jonathan E. Hillman

A statistical analysis of 173 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects finds that Chinese investment is just as likely to go outside the BRI's six official corridors as inside them, indicating the BRI is less coordinated than Beijing hopes and some critics fear. 

Putting FIRRMA into Practice: What CFIUS Reform Means for Foreign Investment in the United States

September 25, 2018

The Simon Chair hosted a forum elucidating the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), with keynote remarks by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and U.S. Treasury Department Assistant Secretary, Heath Tarbert.

Understanding Emerging Market Financial Risk

September 14, 2018 | Stephanie Segal

Mitigating EM vulnerability is clearly in the Unites States’ self-interest: as former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan asserted, “It is just not credible that the United States can remain an oasis of prosperity unaffected by a world that is experiencing greatly increased stress.” Actions taken by the United States will have spillover effects, sometimes back onto our shores.

China's Belt and Road at Five

October 1, 2018

Please watch as CSIS has hosted its Reconnecting Asia Project on a conversation examining China’s BRI, including the challenges, risks, and opportunities it poses for the United States.

Multilateral Economic Institutions and U.S. Foreign Policy

November 27, 2018 | Stephanie Segal

Stephanie Segal testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy on the IMF and China's international lending.

The Article II Mandate: Forging a Stronger Economic Alliance between the United States and Japan

December 3, 2018 | Matthew P. GoodmanAnn Listerud Daniel Remler

Washington and Tokyo can ensure better economic outcomes for themselves and others by working together to advance their preferred rules and norms. A more robust economic statecraft, jointly pursued, is central to advancing U.S. and Japanese interests in the Indo-Pacific. Watch the rollout event here

With or Without Them

December 18, 2018 | Matthew P. GoodmanStephanie Segal

The Trump administration may be winning grudging approval from allies for calling out China, but the gains are smaller and the costs higher than the White House thinks. Rather than antagonizing allies and partners, Washington should be building coalitions with them.

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