Managing the World's Dollar Dependency
The U.S. dollar has a unique status as a reserve currency. Novel policy tools are needed to avoid excess reserve accumulation in surplus nations.
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The U.S. dollar has a unique status as a reserve currency. Novel policy tools are needed to avoid excess reserve accumulation in surplus nations.
See more in Financial Crises, Geoeconomics
Empty chairs at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for China's Liu Xiaobo and a top UN diplomat demonstrate China's power and influence, along with its vulnerability on human rights issues, says CFR's Mark Lagon.
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Kara C. McDonald and Stewart M. Patrick offer recommendations for U.S. leadership in United Nations Security Council reform and expansion.
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President Obama's Asia trip was marked by trade-related letdowns, missed opportunities, and fresh reminders that divergences of interests could be hard to finesse, say four CFR experts.
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The G20 summit in Seoul showed growing member disagreement on issues from exchange rate policies to global imbalances and increasingly less confidence in U.S. global economic leadership, says CFR's Stewart Patrick.
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The Obama administration should follow its endorsement of India's bid for UN Security Council membership by initiating a plan for Council expansion based on clear criteria for permanent membership, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick.
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Stewart M. Patrick examines the relevance of the G20 framework in a web of existing multilateral institutions and groupings.
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A major strategic challenge for the United States in the coming decades will be integrating emerging powers into international institutions.
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Stewart M. Patrick argues that the current crisis in the European Union presents an opportunity to overhaul the EU's institutions.
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Mark Lagon testifies before the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on human trafficking. He offers recommendations on four areas for action by the United States.
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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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This essay examines the historical roots of the eurozone crisis, tracing the roots of ongoing political and economic problems back to agreements that were made around German reunification in 1989.
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Secretary of State Clinton's new call for vigorous U.S. leadership of global institutions to face modern challenges runs up against the rise of unpredictable emerging powers and Washington's shrinking stature, says CFR's Stewart Patrick.
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Cybersecurity expert Knake recommends the United States use international forums to promote mechanisms that address security concerns in cyberspace while ensuring the Internet remains open for the free exchange of ideas across national boundaries.
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This Working Paper examines alternatives to the current global governance frameworks for addressing climate change.
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Stewart M. Patrick says Brazil's recent involvement in tensions between Iran and the United States underscored Brazil's determination to play on the global stage, but it may also have harmed Brazil's chances for a UN Security Council seat.
Stewart M. Patrick says the G20 must transform itself from a temporary crisis committee into an enduring global steering group.
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