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Deny, Deflect, Deter: Countering China's Economic Coercion

In a groundbreaking study of China’s economic coercion, the CSIS Economics Program finds China’s tactics largely ineffective and proposes a counterstrategy based on the logic of deterrence by denial to advance U.S. interests with allies and partners.

Report by Matthew Reynolds and Matthew P. Goodman — March 21, 2023

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The ReCap | Next Steps in the Evolution of Development Finance

On February 9, 2023, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen visited CSIS for a keynote address hosted by the CSIS Economics Program. Secretary Yellen’s address focused primarily on evolving the multilateral development banks to address growing global challenges, followed by a panel discussion with experts.

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CPTPP and the Future of Trade in the Indo-Pacific

Please join the CSIS Project on Trade and Technology and the Economics Program for a conversation with Vangelis Vitalis, New Zealand's Deputy Secretary for Trade and Economics and Crawford Falconer, the UK's Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser. The event will review New Zealand's host year of CPTPP, unpack the UK's accession into the free trade agreement, and discuss the future of trade in the Indo-Pacific. 

Event — September 20, 2023

Vietnam: Biden Anoints a New Trusted Tech Partner

CSIS experts Erin Murphy and Thibault Denamiel analyze announcements of semiconductor initiatives during President Biden’s trip to Vietnam. Hanoi shows promise as a semiconductor supply chains diversification partner, but significant challenges remain.

Commentary by Erin L. Murphy and Thibault Denamiel — September 15, 2023

2023’s Summer of Climate Shocks

What happened this summer? Were successive climate shocks merely an exclamation point to a deeper ongoing march? Or were they a thunderclap, signaling a pivot?

Event — September 11, 2023

Global Economics Monthly, August 2023

We are pleased to share the September 2022 issue of the Global Economics Monthly (GEM), the newsletter of the CSIS Economics Program. This month’s GEM features our latest commentaries, recent and upcoming events, and other updates from the team. We hope the GEM provides you with a helpful update on the exciting, ongoing work of CSIS Economics. As always, we welcome your feedback at economics@csis.org.

Blog Post — August 31, 2023