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April 19, 2012
Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: General Douglas MacArthur’s Speech to Congress
Americans love generals. We have elected twelve of them president. But for a president, generals can be an enormous pain—and a political threat. James K. Polk worried (rightly) that Winfield Scott wa…
January 22, 2024
Trade
The Curse of Nostalgia: Industrial Policy in the United States
A critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the Unit…
February 15, 2006
United States
Testimony of Douglas Holtz-Eakin before the Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives [Prepared Remarks]
Chairman Nussle, Ranking Member Spratt and members of the Committee, I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss the topic of mandatory spending in the federal budget. In my remarks, I wish to ma…
February 14, 2024
Nigeria
Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria
Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria Prepared statement by Ebenezer Obadare Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies Council on Foreign Re…
November 14, 2005
United States
Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin Selected to Head the Council’s Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and to Hold the Paul A. Volcker Chair in International Economics
November 14, 2005—Council President Richard N. Haass has named Douglas Holtz-Eakin, current director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the new director of the Council’s Maurice R. Greenberg C…
January 16, 2018
Thailand
Thailand is Really, and I Mean Really, Close to Meeting the Treasury’s Manipulation Criteria
The Treasury's April foreign exchange report should be interesting. Thailand hasn't been included in past foreign exchange reports. Yet it is likely to meet all three of the criteria set out in t…
