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April 23, 2008
| Author: | Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics |
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Op-Ed
Financial Times
In this Financial Times op-ed, Benn Steil argues that the Fed's aggressive monetary expansion threatens to undermine its unique powers among central banks, and, if continued, will have damaging consequences for America's future prosperity and global political influence.
See more in United States, Economics, Geoeconomics
April 21, 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
In this Washington Post op-ed, Sebastian Mallaby argues that while the people falling behind on their mortgages do not deserve government assistance, the threat of a negative spiral in homes prices warrants federal measures to reduce foreclosures. And despite the political candidates who routinely denonuce Washington, the proposals in the House and Senate are by and large sound.
See more in Congress, U.S. Election 2008
April 17, 2008
| Authors: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Tamara Cofman Wittes, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution |
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Other Report
In February, Tamara Cofman Wittes and Isobel Coleman met with business leaders, academics, journalists, and civic activists in Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Among Wittes and Coleman's key findings are that many Saudis welcomed the emergence of a more open atmosphere, pointing to King Abdullah's ascension to the throne, dynamism in neighboring Gulf states, and a new "post-post-9/11" environment as key catalysts for the change. Yet, there was frustration at the unpredictability and arbitrariness of the newly expanded social and political space. The next U.S. administration may have a new, but narrow, window of opportunity to reintroduce itself to Saudi Arabia. Many Saudis argued for the creation of a deeper, multi-dimensional relationship between both countries that engages civil society, not just the government and business sectors.
See more in Middle East, Society and Culture, U.S. Strategy and Politics
April 15, 2008
Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi, Minster of Finance, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan interviewed by Greg Bruno, Staff Writer
Interview
Afghan Finance Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi says security and development could lead to a boom in his country’s natural resource sector.
See more in Afghanistan, Nation Building, International Peace and Security
January/February 2008
| Author: | Naresh Fernandes |
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Must Read
Naresh Fernandes examines the discrepancy that exists between the glowing reports of a booming Indian economy and increasing wealth versus the reality that most citizens of India live in poverty. Fernandes writes that Indian media cater more to the aspirations of the elite through aggressive advertising campaigns rather than acting as “the fourth pillary of democracy.”
See more in India, Media and Foreign Policy
March 27, 2008
| Author: | Matthew J. Slaughter, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Globalization |
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Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Ford Motor Company recently announced it will sell its Jaguar and Land Rover divisions to India's Tata Group. In this Wall Street Journal op-ed Matthew Slaughter argues that such foreign direct investment has long been a source of strength for the American economy. American policy makers should strive to make the U.S. a premier location for the dynamic, high-productivity activities of globally engaged companies—both insourcing companies and U.S. multinationals alike.
See more in United States, India, Technology Transfer
March 11, 2008
Matt Flannery, cofounder and CEO of Kiva interviewed by Stephanie Hanson, News Editor
Interview
Matt Flannery, cofounder of the microfinance website Kiva.org, discusses microfinance and its ramifications for economic development and poverty reduction.
See more in Economics, Poverty
March 10, 2008
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Daily Analysis
A pillar of China’s communist economic model, land collectivization, faces mounting pressure from farmers for reform, pitting rural forces against the tide of development.
See more in China, Geoeconomics, Natural Resources Management
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, Corporate Governance
March/April 2008
| Author: | Francisco Rodriguez |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The former chief economist of the Venezuelan National Assembly argues that despite Hugo Chavez's pledge to fight poverty, the Venezuelan president's economic policies have hurt the poor most of all.
See more in Venezuela, Poverty
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Responsibility to Protect (5/15): Stewart Patrick urges the U.S., Britain, and France to submit a U.N. resolution insisting on immediate humanitarian access in Burma, in the Baltimore Sun.
Global Health (5/14): Michael Gerson urges the Senate to reauthorize PEPFAR, in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/13): Max Boot analyzes the habit of U.S. generals passing the buck when it comes to the failures in Iraq, in the Washington Post.
Burma (5/13): Ivo Daalder and Paul Stares argue that the United Nations must invoke its “responsibility to protect” clause and intervene in Burma, in the Boston Globe.
Mideast (5/13): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. to focus its efforts on restoring Israeli-Syrian negotiations, in Newsweek.
U.S. Presidential Election (5/9): Michael Gerson looks at the sticking points of the “Obama narrative,” in the Washington Post.
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.
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 Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
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.
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