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January 18, 2008
Monetary Policy
The new (financial) world order
In 2007: China’s government added $430b to its foreign exchange reserves. Russia’s government added $150b to its foreign exchange reserves. China’s state banks likely - this is the only…
March 23, 2008
Monetary Policy
There is now little doubt: the US relies on central banks and sovereign funds to finance its deficit …
This is Brad Setser once again. I am back from my spring break. I want to thank Dr. Frankel and Rachel Ziemba for taking my place last week. No one in their right mind paid much attention to the …
November 2, 2017
Women and Women's Rights
New CFR Interactive Report Explores Women’s Participation in Peace Processes
A new CFR Interactive Report presents compelling evidence about the value of women’s contributions to peace processes around the world.
December 15, 2017
Women and Women's Rights
Women’s Participation in Peace Processes: Colombia
A new CFR Interactive Report presents compelling evidence about the value of women’s contributions to peace processes around the world. The Peace Process Series is a collection of in-depth case studi…
December 5, 2007
China
Competition — and coordination — within the Chinese state as China goes forth
Today’s Financial Times has an important article by Geoff Dyer and Sundeep Tucker examining the overseas expansion of Chinese companies in general, and Chinese state companies in particular. It is a…
October 20, 2015
You Might Have Missed: Recent Academic Journal Findings III
This is the third blog post in this series. The previous two were published in February and July, and highlight earlier academic findings. Elizabeth N. Saunders, “War and the Inner Circle: Democrat…
December 14, 2008
Capital Flows
Sovereign loss funds ...
Ok, my title is a more-than-a-bit unfair. But sovereign wealth funds are fundamentally vehicles for investing central bank reserves -- or Treasury reserves from surplus oil revenue -- in equities …
March 22, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Afghanistan-Taliban Peace Talks Must Include Women Negotiators
In twenty-three rounds of Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks, women were at the table just twice. They need formal roles in any new talks to protect their own progress.
December 23, 2007
Capital Flows
A Saudi investment authority?
The FT broke a major story -- at least in my world -- late on Friday. The Saudis are about to set up a sovereign wealth fund: Saudi Arabia plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund that is expecte…
December 8, 2008
Financial Markets
Good bye, petrodollars ...
Estimates of the break-even oil price in Saudi Arabia’s budget vary, ranging from under $40 a barrel to around $50 a barrel. Sometimes that is because of different assumptions about Saudi Arabia’s a…