Perspective
Analysis and commentary on the forces shaping the global economy, written to help you think, not just to keep up.
Why the Institutions of the Last Century Struggle to Govern This One
The bodies that manage trade, finance and security were designed for a world of a few dominant powers. That world is gone, and the rules have not caught up.
CIPES Research Desk · March 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Global EconomyThe Asian Century: What China and South Korea Teach Us About Power
Two very different Asian economies rose to global weight within living memory. Read side by side, they reveal that economic power and the ability to shape the world are not the same thing.
April 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Economic SecuritySanctions, Supply Chains, and the New Economic Statecraft
Trade was once treated as the opposite of conflict. Today the same networks that carry goods and payments have become instruments of pressure, and every open economy is learning to live with that risk.
May 27, 2026 · 7 min read
Youth DiplomacyWhy Youth Belong at the Economic Policy Table
The decisions being made about trade, debt and climate will be lived out longest by people who are rarely in the room when they are taken. That gap is not just unfair. It produces worse policy.
June 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Political EconomyThe Political Economy of Cultural Conflict
Disputes that present themselves as clashes of values or identity often rest on economic foundations. Reading the two together explains far more than reading either one alone.
July 22, 2026 · 7 min read