Anthony Kim is a research fellow in economic freedom, editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, and manager of global engagement in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.
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A statement highlighting U.S. support for the Three Seas Initiative united a bipartisan group of senators, including Republicans Rob Portman of Ohio and Chuck Grassley… Read More
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“ESG is kind of rewriting how you invest. Instead of focusing on value for your shareholders, it’s more of a political agenda.” These are the… Read More
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In her speech last week at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, British Prime Minister Liz Truss made it crystal clear that her economic plan… Read More
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Russia’s war on Ukraine makes the effort known as the Three Seas Initiative “even more urgent,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a… Read More
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America’s economic freedom is in growing peril. That was one of the core findings of The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of Economic Freedom, published in… Read More
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Since President Joe Biden’s unconscionable, disastrous withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan a year ago, Afghan girls and women have suffered most from a dysfunctional economy… Read More
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In his Aug. 15 Independence Day speech marking the 77th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula, South Korean President… Read More
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Following in Lithuania’s decisive footsteps, Estonia and Latvia have just forsaken China’s decade-old initiative for engaging with Central and Eastern European countries. In 2012, China… Read More
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“We are the biggest country they still have left, and we will remain with Taiwan.” Those are the firm words of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei,… Read More
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On Sunday, all 50 Senate Democrats voted in lockstep to push through the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration’s big government tax-and-spending bill that… Read More
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More than ever, it’s in the interest of the United States to pursue a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan. If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,… Read More
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Tunisia, the birthplace of the 2011 Arab Spring mass protests that swept North Africa and the Middle East, has entered an uncharted chapter in the… Read More
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Congress and the Biden administration are gearing up a bloated Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, but the CHIPS for America Act… Read More
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Sri Lanka’s spectacular political downfall over the recent days and ongoing downward economic spiral offers yet another unmistakable reminder: Good governance, both political and economic,… Read More
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America’s engagement with Azerbaijan matters more than ever, with 2022 marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. From Washington’s foreign policy… Read More
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Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the growing desire in Europe to move away from Russian energy have injected a new imperative into dialogue on… Read More
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This year’s Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit in Germany was the most critical since the group’s establishment in 1973 in light of Russia’s ongoing invasion… Read More
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The U.S.-South Korean alliance has been the linchpin of peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia for generations. Now, that pivotal partnership is about to be… Read More
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The upcoming Three Seas Initiative meetings present a critically important opportunity for the initiative’s partners to work together to reboot their commitment to advancing shared… Read More
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“[T]he United States should strengthen its close and mutually beneficial trading and economic partnership with the United Kingdom.” That’s the unequivocal statement from Sen. Mike… Read More
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“We are ready to progress negotiations on [a free trade agreement] when the U.S. is ready to do so, but we weren’t going to sit… Read More
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Forging greater pragmatic cooperation between willing allies necessitates timely, forward-looking strategic clarity in terms of paving an elevated trajectory of the alliance. That’s why the… Read More
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Brexit matters, with the post-Brexit United Kingdom becoming more relevant to America and global geopolitics than ever. That is the timely reminder and keen observation… Read More
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Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion on Feb. 24, Ukraine has proven to be a country that, despite all odds, unambiguously demonstrates incredible societal resilience… Read More
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A major credit rating company puts too much emphasis on so-called environmental, social, and governance factors in evaluating states, 11 of Utah’s top elected officials… Read More
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In an April 27 speech, “The Return of Geopolitics,” British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made a compelling case for a reboot in the free world’s… Read More
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America’s partnership with Uzbekistan has become more relevant than ever. This former Soviet state is an ally against Russia, has an emerging market-based economy, and… Read More
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It’s regrettable that Washington is sending ambiguous signals to Taiwan on economic engagement. Taiwan, America’s longtime valued, like-minded, and willing partner, has voiced its strong… Read More
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Ongoing sanctions on Russia are taking a toll on its economy. Yet greater enforcement should follow to really cripple Russian President Vladimir Putin’s economic and… Read More
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Gabriel Boric, Chile’s youngest president ever, was sworn into office on March 11, and will shape the direction of the country over the next four… Read More
