Foreign Affairs Newsletters Search Taiwan COVID-19 Topics Regions Explainers More CFR Staff Anshu Siripurapu Writer/Editor, Economics Anshu Siripurapu covers economics, energy, and geopolitics, and helps edit the Daily News Brief. Before he joined CFR, Anshu was a reporter for Inside U.S. Trade, chronicling trade policy under the Trump administration. He holds a BA in political economy from the University of Southern California. Most Recent Technology and Innovation Cryptocurrencies, Digital Dollars, and the Future of Money Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu September 24, 2021 Renewing America Space Space Exploration and U.S. Competitiveness Backgrounder by Andrew Chatzky, Anshu Siripurapu and Steven J. Markovich September 23, 2021 Renewing America United States Corporate Taxes in a Globalized World Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu October 12, 2021 Renewing America COVID-19 The Debate Over a Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines: What to Know In Brief by Anshu Siripurapu May 26, 2021 Energy and Climate Policy How Does the U.S. Power Grid Work? Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu May 14, 2021 Renewing America United States Is Rising Student Debt Harming the U.S. Economy? Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu and Mia Speier April 13, 2021 Renewing America Economics Is Industrial Policy Making a Comeback? Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu March 16, 2021 Renewing America Digital Policy Social Media and Online Speech: How Should Countries Regulate Tech Giants? In Brief by Anshu Siripurapu and William Merrow February 9, 2021 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) What’s Next for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? Backgrounder by James McBride, Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu September 20, 2021 Renewing America United States A Unique Military Force: The U.S. National Guard Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu January 15, 2021 United States The Dollar: The World’s Currency Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu September 29, 2020 Renewing America Infrastructure The State of U.S. Infrastructure Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu November 8, 2021 Renewing America Education How Are U.S. Colleges Dealing With Coronavirus? In Brief by Anshu Siripurapu August 5, 2020 United States The Economic Effects of Working From Home In Brief by Anshu Siripurapu July 16, 2020 Inequality The U.S. Inequality Debate Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu July 15, 2020 Renewing America United States The State of U.S. Strategic Stockpiles Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu June 15, 2020 Renewing America Censorship and Freedom of Expression Trump and Section 230: What to Know In Brief by Anshu Siripurapu December 2, 2020 State and Local Governments (U.S.) How COVID-19 Is Harming State and City Budgets Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu and Jonathan Masters March 19, 2021 COVID-19 What Is the Defense Production Act? In Brief by Anshu Siripurapu January 26, 2021 Renewing America Climate Change Envisioning a Green New Deal: A Global Comparison Backgrounder by Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu February 1, 2021 Renewing America G20 (Group of Twenty) The Group of Twenty Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu November 15, 2021 Trade The Truth About Tariffs Backgrounder by Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu October 8, 2021 Renewing America United Kingdom What Would a No-Deal Brexit Look Like? In Brief by Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu December 14, 2020 Oil and Petroleum Products OPEC in a Changing World Backgrounder by Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu April 9, 2020 Budget, Debt, and Deficits The National Debt Dilemma Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu October 1, 2021 Renewing America International Organizations The IMF: The World’s Controversial Financial Firefighter Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters, Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu September 8, 2021 World Trade Organization (WTO) What’s Next for the WTO? Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu November 18, 2021 Renewing America Foreign Affairs Published by the Council on Foreign Relations since 1922, just a year after the organization’s founding, Foreign Affairs has long been America’s leading forum for serious discussion of foreign policy and international affairs. Link Xi Is Bending Chinese Law to His Will with via Foreign Affairs November 24, 2021 Link Facebook and India’s Paradox of Inclusion with via Foreign Affairs November 23, 2021 Link How to Pull Ethiopia Back From the Brink with via Foreign Affairs November 23, 2021 Visit ForeignAffairs.com About Member Programs Contact Support For Media Newsletters Membership Careers ©2021 Council on Foreign Relations. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. BY CONTINUING TO BROWSE THIS SITE YOU ACCEPT THE USE OF COOKIES AS EXPLAINED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY. Accept Decline