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May 27, 2015

Brazil
Assessing Dilma Rousseff's Brazil

Experts discuss what the future holds for Brazil.

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March 19, 2009

Monetary Policy
Did SAFE really buy that many US (and global) equities?

Jamil Anderlini’s Monday FT story -- which obviously drew heavily on my work -- attracted a fair amount of attention. Particularly in China. Americans are more focused on AIG’s losses than Chi…

Did SAFE really buy that many US (and global) equities?

October 17, 2013

Regional Organizations
Start Spreading the News: Can Cities Govern the World?

Benjamin Barber doesn’t just love cities. He’s convinced they hold the secret to effective, democratic global governance. As nation-states and international institutions flail in addressing transnati…

Mayors pose for picture during the Rio+C40 Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change in Rio de Janeiro

September 19, 2012

International Organizations
U.S. Priorities at the UN General Assembly

Next week, Obama will deliver his fourth (and perhaps last) speech from the podium in the Great Hall of the United Nations General Assembly. Given elections on November 6, the intended audience will,…

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York

June 10, 2009

China
The China-Once-Again-Investing Corporation

Sundeep Tucker of the FT (drawing on work by Z-Ben advisors) reports that the CIC is ready to allow its external managers to start buying equities: Early last year CIC picked two or three fund manag…