The Obama administration should have cancelled the summit as soon as it learned that China was going back on its word – that is, until Chen and his family could go back to the embassy and get out of China. As the Chen Guangcheng saga gets stranger and stranger, and becomes a major diplomatic embarrassment for the United States

AEI's John Makin examines the consequences of German deflationary policies and Greece's probable exit from the eurozone in the latest Economic Outlook.

In his April Economic Outlook, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) economist John Makin assesses the risks the world faces as a result of China’s slowing economy. With the coming transition in Chinese leadership, it is unlikely that the world's second largest economy will alter its policies to stimulate growth. As a result, the whole world may feel China's pain.

How will Taiwan defend itself in the coming years? What is the outlook for Taiwan’s ties with Japan, Europe and the United States? A group of experts will discuss these and other questions at this special AEI event.

"Engineering a successful transition out of deflation is one of the most challenging aspects of monetary policy, but the Bank of Japan just might be able to do it this time."

As Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, China's next leader, visits with President Obama this week, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) China expert Daniel (Dan) Blumenthal examines US-China relations.

What is the best way to engage China while deterring aggression? What should Taiwan's America policy be? How can Taiwan break its international isolation? Dr. Tsai Ing-wen, the current Democratic Progressive Party chairwoman and presidential candidate, will address these and other questions at an AEI event on September 13.

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Russia expert, Leon Aron, recently traveled through Russia interviewing leaders of grass-roots movements. In a just released Russian Outlook, Aron describes the transformation underway in Russia.