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Europe’s Tilt Toward Asia

By Robert A. Pollard A commonly held view is that Europe has been playing catch-up with the United States ever since Washington began its rebalance to Asia. In reality, the European Union and its member states have been quietly but…

A Sino-Indonesian Push for APEC

APEC Indonesia 2013

By Vibhanshu Shekhar As the curtains were drawing to a close on the 2013 APEC summit meetings in Bali, Indonesia, both China’s president Xi Jinping and the host, Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, were beaming with excitement. They had different…

The Leaderboard: Jack Lew

Who is he? Jacob “Jack” Lew serves as the current U.S. secretary of the Treasury. Prior to his confirmation in February 2013, Lew served as the White House chief of staff between 2012 and 2013, and directed the Office of…