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July 30, 2002
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March 24, 2008
| Author: | Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
One year ago, with spectacular timing, a Wall Streeter named Richard Bookstaber published a book on financial engineering. He called it "A Demon of Our Own Design," and his argument was that a new breed of "quants" had created a system too complex to be manageable. In this Washington Post op-ed, Sebastian Mallaby agrees with Dr. Bookstaber that—in the wake of Bear Stearns—modern financial engineering has become harder to defend.
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March 7, 2008
| Author: | Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics |
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Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
In this Wall Street Journal op-ed, Benn Steil argues that Calpers, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, is best viewed as a highly political "sovereign wealth fund." Governed by state political figures and union representatives, Calpers' investment decisions are frequently guided by foreign policy and social agendas rather than fundholder interests.
See more in United States, Economic Development
November 2006
| Authors: | Steven Barnett Ray Brooks |
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Must Read
Investment has grown rapidly in China in recent years, reaching more than 40 percent of GDP. Despite good progress on bank and enterprise reforms, this paper from the IMF argues that weaknesses remain that could contribute to inefficient investment decisions, and that the regulation of state lending to state-owned companies needs to be reformed further if productive investment is to be maintained.
See more in China, International Finance
June 28, 2006
| Author: | Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor |
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Backgrounder
In a short time, the Gates Foundation has established a reputation as an innovative, effective donor to global health causes. A $30 billion gift from Warren Buffett is expected to dramatically expand the foundation's influence.
See more in Non-Governmental Organizations, Global Health
May/June 2006
| Author: | Samuel J. Palmisano |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
See more in Geoeconomics
February 22, 2006
News Briefing
Four former chairmen of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have welcomed ongoing moves toward greater global convergence on market regulatory standards, saying they are key to the success of U.S. investors.
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February 22, 2006
| Author: | Lee Hudson Teslik, Assistant Editor |
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Backgrounder
Assessing the SEC's changing role in a world where corporations increasingly operate across-borders and globally.
See more in United States, International Finance
February 1, 2006
| Panelists: | Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Senior Associate Dean for Corporate Governance, Yale School of Management John H. Biggs, Executive-in-Residence, Stern School of Business, New York University; Chairman Emeritus, TIAA-CREF Patrick Bolton, Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor of Business, Columbia University |
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Transcript
July 2005
| Author: | Manuel Hinds, Former Salvadoran Finance Minister |
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Must Read
See more in International Finance
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Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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