Friday, October 6th, 2017 Elliott School of International Affairs City View Room, 7th Floor 1957 E Street NW Washington, D.C., 20052 In addition to being the 10th anniversary year of IIEP, 2017 also marks the 10th anniversary of...
Upcoming Events
Climate Adaptation
Reflections on COP21 and the Paris Climate Agreement
IIEP Director Prof. Stephen Smith and GW’s Director of Sustainability Dr. Kathleen Merrigan...
Energy Use in Cities: A New Model Simulating Growth and Land Use...
Does a city of 2 million consume less energy than two cities of 1 million? What is...
Development Economics
Growth Strategies in a De-Globalizing World
In the spring edition of its World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund forecasted an...
Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Visits IIEP
Beginning this year, GW’s Elliott School is managing/coordinating the Grameen Bank and Trust...
General Economic Policy
Brazil’s Dilma Vana Rousseff: Impeachment or “Coup...
Controversy has surrounded Brazil’s political system in the last year, with the impeachment...
Sending the Wrong Message to Investors: Donald Trump and the...
Markets are all about signals – they send messages to investors about the future. In the four...
Global Governance
Is the EU Drifting Apart?
On February 10, 2016, the IIEP, in conjunction with the Graduate School of Political Management...
The Future of the Internet: A Recap of IGF-USA 2015
The Internet is continually shaped by a numerous and diverse set of policymakers, civil society...
International Finance
How Benchmarks Affect International Asset Allocations and...
As financial intermediaries tracking popular stock and bond market indexes (“benchmarks”) grow...
China’s New Silk Road Strategy and India’s Options:...
China and India’s percentage contribution to global GDP has grown drastically since their...
International Trade
A Quick and Dirty Critique of Trump’s First Trade Policy...
This week, the Trump Administration issued its first report on the Trade Agreements Program, which...
Trumping Trade Orthodoxy: Remedies & Their Limits
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump expressed deep concern about U.S. trade policies pursued by...
U.S.-China
Campaign Promises and Anti-Competitive Jobs Policies
Reposted from Aspenia Online. As the US Presidential election enters its final month, both...
Should the US Retaliate against China’s Currency Manipulation?
By Michael Bush* and Steve Suranovic Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, focused much of...