Summer Fellow Publishes Article with International Policy Digest
Swini Adikari, a Master’s student at George Washington University, recently published an article with the independent news outlet, International Policy Digest. Swini’s article—”U.S. Needs to Counter ISIS Ideology in Refugee Camps”— focuses on poor security and growing radicalization in refugee camps in Syria. Swini is a Summer Fellow on the Foreign Policy: Middle East team […]
New Policy Paper on the US-China Trade Deficit

ACE’s latest policy paper by Lelia Durand spans economic and foreign policy by delving into the causes and consequences of the US-China trade deficit. Read the full paper here.
“The Age of Nation Building is Over: American Grand Strategy After Afghanistan” from Realist Review
This fall, ACE is partnering with Realist Review, an online media outlet that seeks to provide a fresh perspective on foreign policy through the realist prism. The publication is run by university students and young professionals who believe American foreign policy should be dominated by prudence, rationality, diplomacy and the exercise of soft power. ACE […]
ACE Research Associate Publishes Article for East-West Center
ACE’s Foreign Policy: Asia Research Associate, Kimery Lynch, published an article today titled “China’s Investment in West Virginia’s Coal Highlights Economic Linkages.” Kimery recently completed her MA in Asian studies at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, and began working with ACE this September. In addition to her work with ACE, Kimery is a Research Intern with […]
US-China Sanctions and the Uyghur Crisis from Realist Review
The US Treasury imposed sanctions in July of 2020 on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, or “XPCC,” which is a paramilitary, administrative, and economic organization controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. The XPCC has been blamed for using forced Uyghur labor in the Xinjiang territory, which falls in with the Chinese state’s numerous human […]