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February 26, 2005

Emerging Markets
Has Argentina changed the rules of the sovereign debt game?

Argentina is on the verge of completing one of the largest sovereign debt restructurings in history. Argentina is seeking to restructure about $82 billion in bonds, plus $21 billion or so in past d…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

September 18, 2008

Financial Markets
The scale of central bank (and sovereign fund) intervention in global markets has been breathtaking

I think we now know why the US Treasury is selling Treasury bills like mad to raise money for the Fed. $180 billion is a lot of money to lend to other central banks so that they can supply dollar li…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 17, 2010

China
Will China Follow Lomborg’s Advice on Carbon Taxes?

Barbara Finamore at NRDC has a nice rundown of internal Chinese discussions about imposing a carbon tax beginning in 2012. A Chinese carbon tax would be a positive development. But it’s important for…

Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate

June 1, 2010

South Korea
The Media and Asymmetry of Attention in the U.S.-ROK Alliance

Shin Gi-wook is Director of The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC); Director of the Korean Studies Program; and the Tong Yang, Korea Foundation, and Korea Stanford Alumni Chai…

2008 Beef Protest
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

August 20, 2010

China
China Assaults the High-Tech Frontier

Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV I did a fun panel earlier this week on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” with Maria Bartiromo.  She asked a pretty straightforward question:  Is China challenging …

China Assaults the High-Tech Frontier
Blog Post by Evan A. Feigenbaum Asia Unbound