Economics Commentary

Blog before Reading in Tehran

Kenneth M. Pollack | Oct 25, 2010
Unfortunately, articles don't allow authors to say everything they believe relevant on a given topic. In this case, U.S. policy toward Iran.

Palestine Enlightenment for the Vatican

Benny Morris | Oct 25, 2010
What the Roman Catholic bishops forgot to mention about Israel.

Vichy in Sigmaringen

Benny Morris | Oct 21, 2010
Recounting Vichy writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline's arrival in Germany at the end of World War II. 

A Full-Court Currency Press

Michael J. Green | Oct 13, 2010
Washington should pressure Beijing on its currency—multilaterally.

Turning the Page in Iraq

Ryan Crocker | Oct 12, 2010
Reduced violence and signs of political progress in Baghdad are heartening. But the United States remains essential to Iraq's success.

Bankrupt Empire

Doug Bandow | Apr 19, 2010
Washington’s massive debt will force America to abandon its role as global hegemon.

Saving Athens

Aristotle Tziampiris | Mar 25, 2010
Closer European financial integration is the best way to solve the Greek debt crisis. The future of the EU is at stake.

A War We Can't Afford

Doug Bandow | Jan 04, 2010
We can’t pay for the conflict in Afghanistan. So why are we still there?

The Next Depression?

Joergen Oerstroem Moeller | Apr 22, 2008
As the U.S. economy slows and the dollar loses value, Washington faces a tough choice: letting the market right itself or succumbing to the rising protectionist tide. Will policy makers act responsibly or try to score cheap political points?

Is Black Really the New Green?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Feb 08, 2008
Will rising powers like China and Russia use their vast currency reserves to undercut U.S. foreign policy? On Friday, experts Flynt Leverett and Brad Setser laid out the possibilities—and dispelled some myths.

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