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October 28, 2009

United States
Financial Regulation Pitfalls

CFR’s Marc Levinson says further international coordination on financial regulation may do more harm than good and expresses doubts about federal restrictions on executive pay.

Interview by Marc Levinson and Roya Wolverson

September 9, 2021

Nigeria
Boko Haram Capture of Military Equipment Fuels Lake Chad Insurgency

A new report shows that the quantities of lethal materiel seized by Boko Haram from state stockpiles are astonishingly high, and the range of weapon systems lost is worryingly extensive. The diversion of contingent-owned equipment (COE)—that is, government-owned materiel—from the four Lake Chad Basin countries participating in and alongside the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has occurred on a level unprecedented on the African continent.

Two solders crouch on one knee, one with an assault rifle pointed forward, the other with his rifle aimed at the ground. Behind them is a Toyota pickup truck with a mounted gun in the back, with another soldier manning the gun.
Blog Post by Eric G. Berman Africa in Transition

February 19, 2009

Financial Markets
A New Information Infrastructure for Financial Markets

Overview Information about prices and quantities of assets lies at the heart of well-functioning capital markets. In the current financial crisis, it has become clear that many important actors—bo…

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Report by Squam Lake Working Group on Financial Regulation Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

June 24, 2024

United States
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Lawrence H. Summers

The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. moneta…

Play Former White House economic advisor Larry Summers looks into the audience .
Virtual Event by Lawrence H. Summers and Michael Froman C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics

August 11, 2023

Mali
UN Reports Sexual Violence in Mali; Russian Wagner Group Implicated

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers August 5 to August 11.

Women and children are pictured during an assistance operation to nomade families during the regional anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane in Tin Hama, Mali, October 19, 2017.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

June 26, 2024

Sudan
What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?

More than a year into the civil war in Sudan, over nine million people have been displaced, exacerbating an already devastating humanitarian crisis.

In Brief by Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy

August 21, 2023

India
The Quad and ASEAN Must Learn to Work Together

Ahead of the ASEAN leaders’ summit in Indonesia, cooperation between ASEAN and the Quad is crucial for stability in the Indo-Pacific.

A general view of the ASEAN East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Article by Manjari Chatterjee Miller Asia Program

September 14, 2023

United States
Will the U.S. Plan to Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative Work?

At the G20 summit, the United States and its partners revealed an economic corridor linking India, the Middle East, and Europe. It is premature, however, to call this a serious counterweight to China…

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the opening session of 2022’s G20 Summit held in Bali, Indonesia.
Blog Post by David Sacks Asia Unbound