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Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
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May 26, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Sebastian Mallaby argues that China’s ideas on international finance are mostly muddled.
See more in China, Financial Crises, International Finance
May 8, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Sebastian Mallaby argues that forward-looking stress tests should be made permanent to prevent future financial blowups.
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March 27, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Sebastian Mallaby argues that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's ideas on regulation and wind-downs are sensible, but they won't prevent the next crisis or save taxpayers from the cost, making it imperative that the financial industry take on less risk.
See more in United States, Corporate Governance, Financial Crises
February 25, 2009
Interview
CFR economic expert Sebastian Mallaby credits President Obama with highlighting the long-term structural reforms needed to repair the U.S. economy and competitiveness, but says the scope of reforms may be too ambitious.
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February 23, 2009
Op-Ed
McKinsey & Company
Sebastian Mallaby examines the dangers of transparency in the financial marketplace.
See more in United States, Corporate Governance, Geoeconomics
February 19, 2009
Audio
Listen to CFR experts examine U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, the global economy, and the challenges and opportunities that fill the new administration's inbox.
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February 19, 2009
Video
Watch CFR experts examine U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, the global economy, and the challenges and opportunities that fill the new administration's inbox.
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February 19, 2009
Transcript
Embarking on her first international trip later this month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, and Indonesia to reinforce President Obama's commitment to active engagement and discuss the global financial crisis. Join CFR experts Edward Alden, Caroline Atkinson, and Elizabeth C. Economy to discuss U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, the global economy, and the challenges and opportunities that fill the new administration's inbox.
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January 25, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
In this Washington Post op-ed, Sebastian Mallaby writes that China's currency manipulation is arguably the most important cause of the financial crisis. However, to get global growth going, it is more important to persuade China to extend its fiscal stimulus than to revalue its currency.
See more in China, Economics, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 25, 2008
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
In this Wall Street Journal op-ed, Sebastian Mallaby writes that persuading China to change its currency policy would be a worthy goal for a 21st-Century Bretton Woods. It will be up to the two great powers -- the U.S. and China -- to fashion a deal that brings China into the heart of the multilateral system.
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October 3, 2008
Transcript
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September 17, 2008
Transcript
In a conference call, experts debate what the financial crisis means for the functionality of the U.S. investment banking model.
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September 26, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
After the nationalization of Fannie, Freddie, and AIG, it is too late to worry about the government owning chunks of the financial system, says Sebastian Mallaby. Paulson must use the $700 billion fund to tackle the problem directly by recapitalizing the banking system.
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September 22, 2008
Transcript
Perspective on the Presidential Foreign Policy Debate.
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September 21, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Sebastian Mallaby says, the Treasury plan outlined Friday (9/26) involves vast risks, huge complexity and no guarantee of success. There are better ways forward, such as ordering banks to raise capital or buying equity stakes in them.
See more in North America, Financial Crises
September 15, 2008
Transcript
A discussion on the financial turmoil that has hit America and what the consequences will be.
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September 9, 2008
Interview
Four CFR experts discuss the U.S. Treasury's takeover of mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, what the move means for financial markets, and what risks remain.
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July 3, 2008
Transcript
A CFR confrence call on climate change and the upcoming G-8 Summit.
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June 19, 2008
Audio
Listen to C. Fred Bersten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discuss the latest round of U.S.-China economic talks and his upcoming Foreign Affairs article.
June 19, 2008
Transcript
Dr. Fred Bergsten, the director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses his new article in Foreign Affairs, "A Partnership of Equals: How Washington Should Respond to China's Economic Challenge."
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Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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