This analysis from the CIC team looks at what empirical research says about why trust matters for many different forms of political, social, and economic development—and why we should take declining trust seriously. The team also takes a look at what we know about the determinants of trust, in particular corruption, inequality, and history. Lastly, this analysis discsusses the different policy options to restore and nurture trust.
There Is a West
In his latest Foreign Policy column, CIC Senior Fellow James Traub analyses the unity of several actors in response to President Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and what it means for President Biden.