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Youth for Growth: Transforming Economies through Agriculture

RESEARCH
Report by Felix Kwame Yeboah

The US and global community must promote youth-inclusive agricultural transformation, or they risk seeing strategic partners weakened by rapid population growth and threatened by the instability this generates.

A young woman from the Erbore tribe in Ethiopia carries grasses.
Hadynyah
Food and Agriculture

Japan, the Indo-Pacific, and the "Quad"

RESEARCH
Policy Brief by Emma Chanlett-Avery

This brief analyzes the 2017 ASEAN summit where four of the region's major maritime democracies discussed the revival of quadrilateral cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

President Moon Jae-In, President Trump, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Reuters
Global Politics

Despite Last Year’s Expectations, Publics Sense Strains in US-Russia Relations

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Opinion surveys conducted in both the United States and Russia reflect similar disappointment and continued mistrust among the general publics.

National flags outside the United Nations Public Opinion

American and Russian Opinion at a Standoff on Crimea Sanctions

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Although the US public supports maintaining or increasing US sanctions against Russia, the Russian public does not think the sanctions are a critical threat to their country.

View of Moscow from the Kremlin.
Pedro Szekely
Public Opinion

East Asia’s Rising Geoeconomics and the Strategy for Japan

RESEARCH
Report by Saori N. Katada

Amidst economic uncertainty, Japan must create a robust regional order that supports continued prosperity regardless of the US administration or China’s geopolitical ambitions.

Akihabara Electric Town, Tokyo, Japan. Global Economy

Ready to Work: Understanding Immigrant Skills in the United States to Build a Competitive Labor Force

RESEARCH
Report by Rob Paral

As the United States strives to build a workforce that will maintain its economic competitiveness, we must invest in education and training for foreign-born workers.

DACA recipient and engineering student works on a circuit board.
REUTERS
Migration

For First Time, Majority of Mexicans Hold Unfavorable View of United States

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Mexican public opinion of the US is at a record low, while American views of Mexico remain positive. However, both publics believe that NAFTA has been good for their respective economies.

Flag of Mexico.
Christian Frausto Bernal
Public Opinion

How China Sees North Korea: Three Critical Moments in History and Future Directions

RESEARCH
Report by Patricia Kim

Securing Beijing’s cooperation on denuclearizing North Korea requires a clear understanding of Chinese strategic thinking on the Korean Peninsula.

Chinese flag, Beijing, China. Global Politics

Americans and Russians Agree on Priorities for Syria, Differ on Urgency of North Korea

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

The Council and Levada Center in Moscow, Russia coordinated surveys to compare US and Russia public opinion about foreign policy issues.

American and Russian flags
Eurasian Women’s Forum
Public Opinion

China's Maritime Challenge in the South China Sea: Options for US Responses

RESEARCH
Policy Brief by Weston S. Konishi

China's growth in naval power is proceeding at a remarkable rate and foreshadows a change in the regional maritime balance of power. The US will move from being the preeminent naval power in the region to one that China challenges over time.

USA and China flags.
CDC Global
Defense and Security