Dollar and Sense Podcast

ASEAN leaders are seen on a screen as they attend the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit as part of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

The state of Asian trade and trade agreements in 2022

Peter A. Petri and David Dollar

Monday, January 10, 2022

Warehouse workers deal with inventory stacked up to the ceiling at an ABT Electronics Facility in Glenview, Illinois, U.S. December 4, 2018. Picture taken December 4, 2018. To match Insight USA-RETAILERS/TRADE REUTERS/Richa Naidu

The United States’ unusual recovery from pandemic recession

Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti and David Dollar

Monday, December 20, 2021

Why is WTO reform so difficult?

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, December 6, 2021

A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

The state of China’s economy and US-China relations

Eswar Prasad and David Dollar

Monday, November 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Avaaz activists hold a sign during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Will COP26 in Glasgow spur progress on reducing carbon emissions?

David G. Victor and David Dollar

Monday, November 8, 2021

View of the seeds presented at the Fuligong Biodiversity Experience Park in Kunming city, southwest China's Yunnan province, 13 October 2021.No Use China. No Use France.

The threat of catastrophic biodiversity loss

Vanda Felbab-Brown and David Dollar

Monday, October 25, 2021

The Tanners Creek Generating Station, a former 1000 MW, coal-fired electrical plant, is being taken down along the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S., September 14, 2017. The plant was shut down in 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "SNYDER BARGES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

Fiona Hill and David Dollar

Monday, October 11, 2021

Container ship "Evelyn Maersk" is loaded during snowfall at a container terminal in a harbour amid the coronavirus disease pandemic.

How does control of the seas affect global trade and security?

Bruce Jones and David Dollar

Monday, September 27, 2021

A Chinese worker carts parcels, most of which are from online shopping, at the warehouse of an e-commerce company.

How will the rise of the global middle class affect trade and consumption?

Homi Kharas and David Dollar

Monday, September 13, 2021

A military helicopter lands at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Why did state-building efforts in Afghanistan fail?

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and David Dollar

Monday, August 30, 2021

Marine One arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland as Air Force One waits on the tarmac for President Joe Biden.

Will COVID-19 mark the end of the old international order?

Thomas Wright and David Dollar

Monday, August 16, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 400m Hurdles - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Athletes compete as Olympic rings are seen REUTERS/Peter Jebautzke

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were always meant to be a story of resilience

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, August 2, 2021

Cuban flags as Cuban residents that live in Colombia protest against the unrest and violence held in the Island against the government of Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel.

How can the US support democracy and development in Latin America?

Santiago Levy and David Dollar

Monday, July 19, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a news conference at the end of the G7 summit, at Cornwall Airport Newquay, Britain.

How should the G-7 respond to China’s BRI?

Howard W. French and David Dollar

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Representations of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration picture taken June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Illustration

Digital currencies are transforming the future of money

Eswar Prasad and David Dollar

Monday, June 21, 2021