Can Europe’s Divided House Stand?
Most pundits argue the eurozone has only two options: break up or create a fiscal union to match its monetary one.
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Most pundits argue the eurozone has only two options: break up or create a fiscal union to match its monetary one.
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Benn Steil's column in the October 10th edition of Dow Jones' Financial News takes a critical look at popular European calls for a new "Marshall Plan."
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In Washington's current political climate, Jagdish Bhagwati sees an end to American leadership on multilateral free trade.
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Charles Kupchan argues that the West has entered a period of crisis since the events of September 11, 2001, but globalization--not terrorism--may be the underlying reason.
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David S. Abraham and Meredith Ludlow argue, "...Congress' implication that the United States may not repay its debt unless the government restructures domestic spending is undermining American interests in Asia."
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Amity Shlaes urges Christine Lagarde to emphasize clarity over comity in discussing the future of the euro.
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Peter Orszag shows how better water pricing could help China avoid an environmental crisis.
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Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman of De Beers, discusses how businesses can benefit from entering Africa, and contribute to sustainable growth and development in the continent. "Africa, I think, is going to be a hugely important continent in the future," says Oppenheimer, emphasizing that "America is currently a bit behind China. I don't think they should lose or slip back any further."
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In the Financial Times, David Blair writes about the proceedings of OPEC's latest meeting - where Saudi attempts to ease Western oil supply woes were defeated unexpectedly by an Iranian-led coalition.
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Former U.S. President Richard Nixon once famously told the young Donald Rumsfeld that "people don't give one damn about Latin America now." But in fact, Obama's trip south is important for long-term U.S. interests, and long overdue.
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Adam Segal says we must look toward China and India as models for competition in "disruptive innovation."
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Experts outline variables such as nominal exchange rates, foreign exchange interventions, and macroeconomic imbalances as contributing factors affecting the trade relations between China and the United States.
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David Abraham and Ira Wolf say that changing consumer habits in Japan are making its economy more attractive to multinationals.
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Evan A. Feigenbaum says as President Barack Obama arrives in India this week, Washington and New Delhi should free themselves of "continental" preoccupations.
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Do China's policies pose a threat to trading partners and the global economy or is that exaggerated? Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach and the Peterson Institute's Gary Hufbauer discuss.
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Evan Feigenbaum asks, "Why is America's dialogue with India less global in scope than with any major power, even China?"
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This essay analyzes recent political and economic trends in Europe, as European Union member states--and Germany in particular--deprioritize the goal of integration.
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This essay examines the state of the European Union post-eurozone crisis, and assesses the European Union's prospects as a model for regional integration efforts around the globe.
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This essay assesses the causes and consequences of the renationalization of politics in the European Union.
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This essay assesses the need for deeper integration in the European Union, while questioning where the current European leadership has the vision to implement such reforms in the wake of the euro crisis.
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