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March 25, 2008

China
China’s currency is not really appreciating

Those aren’t my words. They are the title of a chart -- "the CNY is not really appreciating" -- in Standard Chartered’s March 19 FX alert, an alert produced by Callum Henderson, David Mann and Step…

November 12, 2008

Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Disarming, Delisting, and Dealing with North Korea: Next Steps

Just two years have passed since North Korea's nuclear test. Heightened engagement efforts, through the six-party talks, led to agreement on nuclear disarmament and North Korea's recent removal from …

Podcast

October 30, 2023

China
Global View of U.S.-China Relations

Current ambassadors of Australia, France, and Singapore to the United States, who all have worked in or with Beijing in previous positions, discuss the global view on the U.S.-China relationship, and…

Play China's Vice Premier He Lifeng speaks during his meeting with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Biejing.

June 15, 2016

Middle East and North Africa
Rawabi: the new city in the Palestinian territories

The Associated Press reports this week on the arrival of the first families moving into Rawabi, a new city being built in the West Bank. Rawabi is a marvel in many ways. I visited there in January…

Rawabi (Courtesy: Bayti Real Estate Investment Company/Massar International)

July 18, 2006

Iraq
Securing Baghdad

Despite a security clampdown in Baghdad, Iraq’s capital remains a hotbed of sectarian violence. The new government has yet to find a solution—military, political, or otherwise—for securing the city.

January 24, 2014

Europe and Eurasia
“The Euro Crisis Is Dead! Long Live the Euro Crisis!”

You’ve got to hand it to Mario Draghi.  Never in the history of central banking has one man accomplished so much with so few words and even less action. Since having announced the creation of the…

“The Euro Crisis Is Dead! Long Live the Euro Crisis!”