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April 20, 2009

The central bank panic of 2008

Central bank purchases of Agencies in 2007 (Setser and Pandey estimate, based on the survey data – the BoP data should be similar once it is revised to reflect the 2008 survey): $300 billion. Centra…

The central bank panic of 2008
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 21, 2011

Japan
Voices from Inside Japan—No Panic, Simply Strength and Kindness

A student volunteer holds a sign in front of instant noodles for evacuees from Futaba, a city near the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, at the evacuees' new shelter Saitama Super…

A student volunteer holds a sign in front of instant noodles for evacuees from Futaba, a city near the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, at the evacuees’ new shelter Saitama Super Arena, near Tokyo March 20, 2011, nine days after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan.
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

September 13, 2023

Women and Foreign Policy Program
The TikTok Trap

TikTok is an easy scapegoat, but the lack of tech regulation and data protection is the underlying cause of our collective anxiety in the digital age.

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, sitting in front of a screen showing "deadly TikTok challenges."
Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Alexandra Dent Women Around the World

September 13, 2023

Technology and Innovation
The TikTok Trap

TikTok is an easy scapegoat, but the lack of tech regulation and data protection is the underlying cause of our collective anxiety in the digital age.

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, sitting in front of a screen showing "deadly TikTok challenges."
Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Alexandra Dent Net Politics

January 25, 2016

Wars and Conflict
Making History in 2016: Women to Watch in the UN Secretary-General Race

While all eyes in the U.S. are turned to the presidential primaries, another election contest has seized the attention of diplomats across the globe: the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) race,…

UN-Sec-General
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

September 1, 2021

South Africa
New COVID-19 Variant Detected in South Africa

The South African Department of Health has alerted the World Health Organization (WHO) to the emergence of a new variant, C.1.2. It was first detected in May and is now circulating in most of the country’s provinces and at least seven other countries, including the United Kingdom, Switzerland, New Zealand, and China.

A woman, wearing glasses and a mask, has her sleeve rolled up as another person inserts a syringe in her upper arm to deliver a COVID-19 vaccination.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition