Posts From Lawrence Katzenstein
Why Emperor Akihito’s wish to retire angers PM Abe
Emperor Akihito’s desire to retire highlights tensions in Japan over constitutional changes, notably PM Abe’s effort to drop the pacifist clause.
The Democratic Convention: a move towards party unity and republican outreach
The Democratic Party used the convention to strengthen its power base, show unity and optimism while expanding its reach toward disenfranchised Republicans
The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue: An Interview with Professor Wu Xinbo
In the context of the recent U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, GRI sat down with Professor Wu Xinbo, a renowned expert on U.S.-China relations.
The Sykes-Picot agreement and its lasting implications
In 1916, France and the United Kingdom agreed to a partition of areas of influence in the Middle East. The Sykes-Picot continues to have far reaching implications a hundred years later.
Governments are tightening the noose on tax evasion
Hiding funds through unreported accounts, shell companies, transfer pricing, corporate inversions and other practices presents a high cost to national treasuries.
Unboxing the New York Democratic presidential primary
Bernie Sanders has won 7 out of the last 8 contests, and brings a good deal of momentum to the New York’s Democractic presidential primary.
The 2016 presidential election and the future of U.S. foreign policy
While the U.S. presidential candidates have some flexibility on the extent of foreign intervention, by and large they all seem to favor obtaining results at the least possible cost. Except for
US presidential candidates present risky trade policies
There is a clear political risk presented by the significant support for candidates decrying current US trade policy. If the unemployed and underemployed attribute their misfortune to free trade pacts,
The Ides of March primaries and likely nominees
In the wake of the May 15 primaries most pundits hold that the die is cast in favor of Clinton and Trump. This is assessment is a bit rushed since
Breaking down Democrats’ Super Tuesday voting patterns
With 15 state primaries or caucuses down and 35 more to go pundits have made a persuasive case that Hillary Clinton now dominates and is likely to be the Democratic
