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March 18, 2024

Japan
The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to end yield curve control. But Japanese yields will remain low, and foreign bonds will remain attractive to those Japanese investors who don’t have to hedg…

The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

April 25, 2024

China
Numbers of Visitors to China Rises From Pandemic-Era Lows

International arrivals to China seem to be picking back up as Beijing seeks to use tourism to boost its stagnating domestic economy.

Passengers await boarding for flights at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China.
Blog Post by Carl Minzner Asia Unbound

November 24, 2023

United States
Campaign Roundup: Election 2024 Will Decide Who Controls Congress

Every Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: The 2024 election will decide whether the next president will face a friendly or a hostile Congres…

Capitol Building Blog Photo II
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

August 10, 2012

Foreign Aid
Question of the Week: Are Randomized Controlled Trials a Good Way to Evaluate Development Projects?

Question of the Week posts review important questions and controversies in global development by providing background information and links to a full spectrum of analysis and opinion. Today’s post ta…

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Blog Post by Development Channel Staff Development Channel

October 6, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Indigenous Women Seek Damages for Involuntary Birth Control

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 30 to October 6.

A young and an old woman in traditional Inuit clothing stand after a baptism in front of the Nuuk Cathedral (Church Of Our Saviour) in Nuuk, Greenland, September 5, 2021
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

June 30, 2023

Japan
Women This Week: Japan Makes Headway on Access to Birth Control

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 24 to June 30.  

A woman stands outside a pharmacy in Tokyo April 7, 2014.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

August 2, 2023

Thailand
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party Takes Control—But at a Long Term Cost

The progressive Move Forward party will not be included in the next government. Instead, the Pheu Thai party, which won the second-highest number of seats, will lead a government without Move Forward…

Pheu Thai leader wears a gray suit jacket and white button down shirt while sitting in front of a red background.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound