October 2, 2017
Digital PolicyStates erect physical borders to improve their security. That logic does not always translate well to cyberspace.
July 25, 2014
Diplomacy and International InstitutionsDiplomacy is often a contest to gain the upper hand in the court of world opinion. The country that can depict itself as victim of aggression even when the facts are more complex may rally greater su…
July 23, 2014
Wars and ConflictBe careful what you wish for, you just might get it. That adage applies to governments as well as to people. A case in point is the ultimatum that Austria gave Serbia on July 23, 1914. Austrian offic…
June 27, 2014
AustriaA loving couple. An heir to the throne. A wife shunned by her husband’s family. Two countries bitterly at odds. A shadowy secret organization. Security officials indifferent to their responsibilities…
April 16, 2010
ChinaPhoto courtesy of REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl Today’s Washington Post quotes Brazil’s foreign minister, Celso Amorim, to the effect that China and India share his country’s skepticism about new sa…
December 13, 2006
EconomicsMost participants in US financial markets -- I suspect -- tend to think of the US market as a key global hub, with US financial markets serving helping to match the world's savings with the world…
April 12, 2006
United StatesChina's March trade surplus topped $11b - and its goods exports were a very impressive $78 billion. China February surplus was about $2.5 billion, and its exports only 54.1 billion. China had a…
April 13, 2006
Financial MarketsA condensed version of Dr. Roubini's latest post:"I was wrong about the impact of $40 oil, but I'll be right about the impact of $70 oil."I know Dr. Roubini was wrong about the impact of $40 …