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Director of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Please join us virtually for the annual CSIS-JETRO conference on Asia-Pacific economic integration and U.S.-Japan relations.  Participants will explore a range of issues including trade, the impact of U.S.-China competition on supply chains, and the prospects for U.S.-Japan joint leadership on economic rulemaking in the region. This event is made possible with support from JETRO. Featuring

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm China's political and economic influence in the Western Balkans is on the rise, fueled in part by a regional demand for infrastructure, which is satisfied by opaque deals in the ICT, energy, and transportation sectors. These projects present risks to good governance, economic growth, environmental sustainability, and digital security. Join CSIS for a virtual discussion of a new CSIS report which describes tools and actions critical for stakeholders to objectively evaluate and respond to these risks. The report concludes a three-part series which examin...

The CSIS Economics Program launched  Degrees of Separation to establish clearer objectives for U.S. engagement with China and to assess whether disengagement from specific economic activities can help in meeting such objectives. This interim report reviews the evolution of the U.S.-China relationship since President Nixon’s visit to China in February 1972. It takes stock of the current bilateral economic relationship, with particular focus on trade, investment, and innovation linkages. The report identifies six distinct areas that motivated U.S.-China engagement from 1972 through th...

January 25, 2021 The CSIS Economics Program is tracking commitments, approvals, and disbursements by major international financial institutions (IFIs) to meet the massive financing needs generated by the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. These IFIs include the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, and major regional development banks. We also include select regional financing arrangements (RFAs), which, together with the IFIs, central bank bilateral swap lines, and individual countries’ foreign reserve holdings, comprise the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN). Bas...

 13 Dec 2020 - 9:12 The Peninsula Doha: The potential of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to finance infrastructure projects was the focus of a webinar hosted by the Program for Social Policy Evaluation and Research (PROSPER) at the College of Public Policy (CPP), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). The virtual event was held in collaboration with the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. Using Public-Private Partnerships to Finance Major Infrastructure Projects: Lessons for the  Region on December 2 shed light on realities, challenges, opportunities, successes and failu...