The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on U.S. urban population shifts have not completely subsided. However, recently released Census Bureau data makes the case that major metro areas and cities are showing signs of coming back, with an important contribution from international migration, writes William H. Frey.
Circumventing sanctions. The Russian economy has been under trade and financial sanctions since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But the country has still managed to accumulate substantial foreign assets over this timeframe. Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti and Alexander Conner explain how this occurred.
A U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement. “Together with a new U.S. security guarantee that is likely to accompany it, a long-term civil nuclear partnership would give a major boost to the U.S.-Saudi bilateral relationship, with positive effects on Saudi security and regional stability,” writes Robert Einhorn.
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