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Author: Lianne Hart

Meet the new industrial policy, same as the old industrial policy?

August 24, 2022Lianne Hart

With the recent enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act, the conversation over industrial policy has started up again, but it remains to be seen where we end up. Continue Reading →

International Economics Simon Lester

Biden foreign policy at 18 months

August 23, 2022Lianne Hart

Biden’s foreign policy retains the usual mix of high ideals and pragmatic self-interest that has been a hallmark of U.S. foreign policy since the Republic’s founding. Biden should expect more shocks before the end of his term. There’s always going to be another “damned thing.”      Continue Reading →

Foreign Policy Joe Barnes

How do states tax peer-to-peer car sharing?

August 10, 2022Lianne Hart

States are acting quickly to impose taxes on peer-to-peer car sharing, in which owners rent their personal cars to users. How various states structure the tax model for this service will impact not only tax revenues but also the level of economic activity and innovation in the state. Continue Reading →

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AMLO’s energy and investment policies will make Mexico poor again

August 4, 2022Lianne Hart

Mexico’s government would be extremely unwise to neglect the negative impact of AMLO’s arbitrary investment policies, which denigrate the rule of law and will inevitably lead to a long-term decline in investment, job creation and exports. Continue Reading →

Mexico & Latin America David A. Gantz

Will Russia withdraw from the space station?

July 29, 2022Lianne Hart

President John F. Kennedy’s dream for joint cooperation between nations was realized with the International Space Station. That dream should not be abandoned.  I would hope that our Russian colleagues will reconsider their decision to withdraw from the ISS. Continue Reading →

Space George W.S. Abbey

Biden in the Middle East:  The more things change …

July 19, 2022Lianne Hart

Biden’s visit was a disappointment for those advocating major changes in U.S. policy toward the Middle East. For better or worse, he is sticking close to to the traditional U.S. playbook. Continue Reading →

Foreign Policy Joe Barnes

The Madrid Summit and the future of NATO

July 5, 2022Lianne Hart

If the Ukraine war has reinvigorated NATO, the alliance’s future role — and Washington’s place in it — remains very much unsettled. Continue Reading →

Foreign Policy Joe Barnes

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