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February 25, 2007
Financial Markets
The cranes of Dubai. Are they the answer to Edward Hugh’s question?
I think anyone who visits Dubai right now is bound to be dumbstruck by the sheer scale of the construction. It, quite honestly, puts anything I saw in China in early 2005 to shame. To the naked ey…
July 17, 2015
China
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Financing for Development, Pope in Latin America, Arrests in Egypt and China
This is a post in a new series on the Development Channel,“This Week in Markets and Democracy.” Each week, CFR’s Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program will highlight noteworthy events and art…
April 24, 2024
Cuba
U.S.-Cuba Relations
Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bi…
August 3, 2011
United States
A Bullish View on U.S. Treasuries
Despite global market fears of a U.S. credit downgrade, U.S. treasuries will remain the safest bet for international investors, says global economics expert Kent Hughes.
April 4, 2005
Religion
Steinfels: The Next Pope Should Open Vatican to More Consultation
Peter Steinfels, a prominent Catholic commentator and a former senior religion correspondent for the New York Times, says Pope John Paul II, who died April 2, will be remembered as “a giant historica…
June 19, 2006
China
Paging Edward Hugh: Demographics do not explain the recent rise in Chinese savings
Louis Kuijs’ latest analysis seems to suggest – based on my reading -- that three common perceptions of China are more myth than reality. Myth one: foreign direct investment has been a big …