Opposition to renewable energy in the United States, future prospects of deterrence with Iran, and Trump’s trade deal with China.
| Trump gets his trade deal, China gets the win “While Mr. Trump and his team celebrate their ‘victory’ over China, don’t expect much fanfare among anyone else.” The recently passed China trade deal may limit some short-term damage to the U.S. economy, but Eswar Prasad says China might end up being the winner when the dust settles. Read in the New York Times Also, David Dollar sat down for an episode of The Current to explain what’s included in “phase one” of the new U.S.-China trade agreement. |
| Is deterrence restored with Iran? What are the prospects for deterrence with Iran going forward? Daniel Byman argues that the Soleimani strike seems to have sent a tough message to Iran, but confused policymaking and rhetoric diminishes the likelihood for success. Read more |
| Renewables, land use, and local opposition in the United States Though the American public overwhelmingly favors renewable energy such as wind and solar power, these sources require large uses of land—at least 10 times as much land per unit of power produced than coal- or natural gas-fired power plants. In her new report, Samantha Gross details some of the inherent land use issues of wind and solar generation. Read more |
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