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RGE Analysis: Nigerian Oil: Delta Ceasefire, Political Bottlenecks
Publisher: Roubini Global Economics
This paper examines what a peace initiative in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and a new push for oil industry regulatory reform by the country's government will mean for Nigerian oil output and for international oil companies operating in Nigeria. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A short summary of each of the G-20 member's objectives for the April summit in London. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaking at CFR, pledged a new plan to regulate systemic risks to the financial system, including enhanced oversight of "non-banks," even as the government moves to rescue the U.S. banking system. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A brief look at how the U.S. government plans to use taxpayer funds and other incentives to cleanse the balance sheets of banks and revitalize credit markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Robert Cottrell, the Economist's former Moscow correspondent, discusses Eastern Europe's financial troubles and what they might mean for EU cohesiveness. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
April's G-20 summit has been billed as a forum for producing a "global New Deal." Experts say policymakers should focus on stopping financial turmoil before tackling long-term regulatory reforms. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The debate over whether two giant U.S. banks should be "nationalized" has stoked new debate over when, and how, the government should intervene in financial markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Barack Obama's address to Congress outlined plans to revive the American economy, restore U.S. leadership abroad, and tackle long-term problems. Economists say Obama will walk a fine line balancing the need for swift action with the risk of expanding U.S. budgetary obligations. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A downbeat Davos summit brings warnings of trade protectionism into the limelight. Economists say these concerns should be taken into account as leaders of industrialized nations craft economic stimulus plans. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
President Obama has signed one of the largest rescue packages since the Great Depression to revive the U.S. economy. Economists warn of the need to keep spending targeted, timely, and temporary. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The G-20 summit of leading world economies didn't match the scope of the Bretton Woods conference, to which it was compared. But it did send important signals at a time of global economic distress. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
An interactive timeline detailing how the financial crisis unfolded. (Written by Lee Hudson Teslik, produced by Jeremy Sherlick)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
CFR's Peter Kenen discusses the current financial crisis and what will come of the upcoming international financial summit. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
As the effects of the financial crisis stretch beyond America and Europe, the world's emerging markets start to wobble and analysts wonder just how hard China, India, and other major developing nations will be hit. (By Jayshree Bajoria and Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Rapid shifts in the value of the Japanese Yen pose bring new fears to financial markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
The rising dollar and yen pose new problems for financial markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
The crisis of 2008 prompts new debate about the liberal economic model. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A surge in the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen comes as investors pull money from commodities and emerging markets. The trend, and particularly the spike in the yen, poses another problem for financial markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The financial meltdown of 2008 has thrown the liberal economic model into question. Debate among international policymakers could result in regulatory tweaks or efforts to scuttle free-market orthodoxy altogether. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The Financial Times' Martin Wolf argues that massive accumulations of currency reserves enabled housing bubbles in developed economies and sparked the current financial crisis. The shakeout, Wolf says, could take years. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
David Rubenstein, founder of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group, sees more pain ahead for global markets. He says the "entire economic construct" of recent decades may have to undergo radical change before the present crisis subsides. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, discusses the long-term geopolitical implications of the financial crisis. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
U.S. financial woes spill into Europe and analysts call for coordinated interest rate cuts. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
With financial firestorms erupting left and right in Europe, the global credit crisis takes a new dimension. Analysts say it might be time for coordinated interest rate cuts. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Economist Nouriel Roubini argues the $700 billion U.S. bailout bill will not alleviate frozen credit markets in the short term and encourages a series of steps to alleviate the current crisis. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Al Breach, an analyst focusing on Russian markets, discusses factors contributing to steep recent losses for Russian equities.
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
U.S. financial woes have thrown global markets into turmoil, undermining Western European banks, sending oil prices plummeting, and bringing harrowing losses to some developing economy stock indices. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A look at the current U.S. financial regulatory framework, delineating the different agencies tasked with monitoring U.S. financial institutions and their respective roles. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Andrew Kuchins, an expert on Russia and Chinese-Russian relations, examines Beijing's nuanced response to Russian military operations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and says China stands to benefit if relations between Moscow and Washington deteriorate.
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The global financial crisis has taken a particularly harsh toll on Russia, where the leading stock index has lost more than half its value since July. Moscow has devised a bailout package, but analysts say more pain could be on the way, particularly if oil prices keep falling. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
CFR's Benn Steil analyzes the financial rescue plan under debate on Capitol Hill and suggests adjustments that he says would make it more effective and less risky for the federal government.
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
With Wall Street careening from one crisis to the next, financial institutions focus on drawing a line to stanch the bleeding. A broader debate over systemic medicine has also kicked into gear, with talk of major reforms in store for the financial sector. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Maurice R. Greenberg, the former chairman and CEO of the embattled insurance giant AIG, discusses what will be needed to stabilize the firm's operations. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The U.S. Treasury's refusal to save Lehman Brothers suggests its willingness to assume risk to protect private institutions may be at an end. If so, what are the broader implications for global markets and the U.S. economy? (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Risk management expert Erwann Michel-Kerjan discusses how the terrorism insurance sector has evolved since September 11.
The financial crisis spills onto the campaign trail. It remains uncertain how the candidates' divergent economic positions will connect with voters. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
U.S. economic concerns are a constant refrain on the campaign trail. Just how the candidates' divergent economic positions will connect with voters remains unclear. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
An obituary for Olympic baseball, discontinued at the age of 16, written from the sport's last event, in Beijing. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Immigration reform gets scant mention on the U.S. election trail, but experts expect either leading presidential candidate to make policy reforms a priority. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Struggles continue for Detroit's automakers. Experts say the road to recovery requires looking overseas. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Troubles at U.S. mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac renew fears that housing woes will rock global financial markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
French President Nicolas Sarkozy succeeded in forming a union of Mediterranean countries, but the bigger challenge of pushing through meaningful policy change lies ahead. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Rising commodity prices have boosted mining profits, bringing windfalls to some regions and raising the possibility of large-scale industry consolidation. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Three waves of agricultural strikes and surging inflation threaten to make a lame duck of Argentina's new president. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Iraq says it wants to sell oil contracts to foreign energy firms. The potential impact on energy markets could be large, but practical and political obstacles still prevent rapid production increases. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A primer explaining the various factors pushing up global food prices, from energy prices to market speculation. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
CFR's Brad Setser explains factors leading to a tight recent correlation between rising oil prices and the falling dollar. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
After a series of interest rate cuts, the U.S. Federal Reserve looks set to increase rates to battle inflation, with broad implications for the dollar and the finance sector. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Microfinance has become a catchphrase for the development community, but its popularity has triggered debate about the practice. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Trade between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council has spiked in recent years, with potentially broad economic and geopolitical consequences. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states seek to diversify their economies beyond oil, but the project comes laden with risk. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Just when the subprime mortgage mess seemed to be subsiding, experts see new dangers ahead for credit markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
EU policymakers debate cutting farm subsidies as legislators on both sides of the Atlantic consider how trade distortions fit into the global food crisis. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Lebanese leaders agreed on steps toward political reconciliation, but experts say the road ahead contains many potholes. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
In recent decades, efficiency gains in food and energy production have helped offset the demands of a rising world population. Experts wonder when this trend will hit a wall. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Reporting from Sulaimani, Iraq, on the newly founded American University of Iraq and its potential as a lever of diplomacy. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Meetings between President Bush and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah highlight emerging policy challenges to a relationship that stretches well beyond oil. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Lee interviews Mohamad Bazzi on the situation in the ground in Beirut following violence between Hezbollah and pro-government groups. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Two new college projects in Sulaimani, Iraq, spotlight the challenges of education in the country. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Following Kosovo's secession, Russia stirs concern with gestures toward two Georgian breakaway provinces. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A mounting food crisis threatens grave consequences for the world's poor. Experts blame rising oil prices and self-interested agricultural policies. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Beijing's hunger for commodities has brought a trade boom with Australia and New Zealand, but protectionist concerns could block further liberalization. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Experts examine U.S.-Vatican relations since Joseph Ratzinger’s accession as Pope Benedict XVI. (By Lionel Beehner and Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Democrats in the House threaten to derail a free trade deal with Colombia, another sign of shifting U.S. attitudes. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Jeroen Van der Veer, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, on global oil demand, the end of "easy oil," and nationalized oil companies. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
China's economy is growing at a heady clip, but a stretched stock market, burdened by restrictions on international investment, spells concern. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Opinion is scattered over a complex and ambitious plan by the U.S. Treasury Secretary to overhaul the regulation of financial markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
CFR's Benn Steil examines proposals for a regulatory overhaul of the U.S. financial system put forth by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Robert Hormats, the vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International, discusses hidden economic costs of the Iraq war and urges frank discussion of the U.S. military budget. (By
Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
With credit markets all but frozen, policymakers at the U.S. Federal Reserve attempt to rescue a highly complex financial system. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A look at the basics of the North American Free Trade Agreement, its overall economic impact, and its effect on workers in the United States. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The director of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Indian conglomerate Tata Group, discusses the firm's businesses and the Indian economy. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
A week of protests in Tibet escalated sharply with China's military threatening action if demonstrators refuse to surrender. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, and Robert Hormats of Goldman Sachs International discuss the impact of the Iraq war on the U.S. economy. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
CFR's Sebastian Mallaby cautions the next U.S. president that "green tariffs" could undermine the legitimacy of the World Trade Organization. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Dmitri Medvedev handily won Russia's presidential elections. He stands to inherit an economy on the rise but fraught with potential land mines. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Some economists say the chance of a deep U.S. recession—while limited—is growing. Inflation and home prices top their concerns. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Rising global food prices have prompted major food exporters to lower their own import duties. The shift brings hope for free-trade boosters. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
The assassination of Hezbollah’s mastermind and new U.S. sanctions against Syria could have lasting effects for regional stability and the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Political land mines loom beyond Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The former chairman of Dow Jones discusses the economic prospects for news media operations. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: U.S. financial expenditures on the Iraq and Afghan wars, while much larger than the most pessimistic early estimates, are not unprecedented by historical standards. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: China and India are commonly portrayed as economic rivals. In fact, experts say, they have much to gain from each other. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The U.S. Federal Reserve made emergency rate cuts in the face of market pressure. Other central banks appear more hesitant, citing fears of inflation. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: CFR’s Sebastian Mallaby says emergency rate cuts reveal a shifting focus at the U.S. Federal Reserve. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A rapid proliferation of sovereign wealth funds could have beneficial effects, but experts are calling for heightened standards of regulation. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: James D. Grant, an expert on financial markets, says the dollar’s position as an uncollateralized global reserve currency is being tested. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The effects of a U.S. recession would be felt well beyond the economy, swaying decisions in the political and foreign policy realm, too. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Seized by political turmoil, Pakistan lowers economic forecasts and confronts serious questions over inflation and trade. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: CFR's Michelle Gavin discusses the violence and political tumult that have erupted in the wake of Kenya's December elections. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Climate change poses major problems for some of the world's established wineries, but grape growers see a future in Canada, Britain, and other cooler regions. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Michael White, an expert on climate change and the wine industry, says a spiking number of hot days could spell major changes for winemakers. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A coordinated assault by several central banks alleviates a threat to the banking system, but several others land mines loom on the horizon. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: CFR's Roger Kubarych says a new plan could boost banks' confidence about reserve requirements, but adds that other problems loom. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The conservative front-runner won South Korea's December 19 elections. His policies could test relations with North Korea. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: David C. Kang, an expert on Asian business, examines what economic development in North Korea could potentially mean for the region. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Some OPEC states say oil should be sold in euros, not dollars. The switch could have a substantial economic impact for oil states and the United States. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Lee discusses trends in the global oil industry with Peter J. Robertson, the vice chairman of Chevron Corporation. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Peter J. Robertson, the vice chairman of Chevron Corporation, discusses the likelihood of global oil production meeting demand in the decades to come. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Kosovo is expected to declare independence within the next month. Russia says this could trigger instability in other nearby breakaway regions. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Amity Shlaes, CFR's senior fellow for economic history, examines the current swing toward U.S. trade protectionism in the context of U.S. trade history. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: France's new president has ambitious plans for the country's economy. But to push through reforms, he will have to face down nationwide strikes. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Lee discusses monetary policy with CFR's geoeconomic fellow Brad W. Setser. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: CFR geoeconomic fellow Brad W. Setser explains what's behind the dollar's recent decline and says the Federal Reserve shouldn't use interest rates as a tool to stabilize the exchange rate. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Countries increasingly employ public relations firms and the techniques of brand marketing to build cohesive images for their nation. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Nation-branding consulting captures the imagination of countries embroiled in public-relations crises. But does it work? (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Lee discusses the field of nation branding with its godfather, Simon Anholt. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Simon Anholt, an expert on nation branding, says countries cannot change international perceptions through advertising propaganda but must earn better images through coordinated policy efforts. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The global economy looks for an off-ramp, or at least a safety net, as concerns over oil prices, credit, and inflation escalate. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Description: In the third of three articles written as a guest blogger for the Economist's "Democracy in America" blog, Lee examines rifts and attempts at political collaboration between Arab-American Muslims and the Nation of Islam. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Description: In the second of three articles written as a guest blogger for the Economist's "Democracy in America" blog, Lee questions whether Democrats are taking the Arab vote for granted. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Description: In the first of three articles written as a guest blogger for the Economist's "Democracy in America" blog, Lee reports on the Arab Film Festival in Dearborn, MI, and previews the role Arab-Americans might play in the 2008 presidential elections. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Lee interviews former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, who calls for "religious conscience" in the face of what he sees as a Republican backlash against the party's original ideals.
Description: Why is an oil-rich country like Iran importing gasoline when they used to practically give it away? (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The Vatican's sale of centuries-old documents detailing the demise of the Knights Templar comes alongside broader public policy initiatives of the Holy See. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The Vatican's sale of centuries-old documents detailing the demise of the Knights Templar comes alongside broader public policy initiatives of the Holy See. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Darfur peace talks faltered this weekend. Delegates are scrambling to put them back on track, as violence continues in Darfur. (By Lee Hudson Teslik and Stephanie Hanson)
Description: The rights to the top of the world depend on what lies at the bottom of the ocean. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The first commercial flight of the world's largest passenger jet previews a showdown for control of global aerospace manufacturing. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Warren Buffett's divestment from PetroChina prompted victory cries from Darfur activists, but longer-term concerns seem a more likely explanation for the sale. (ByLee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: CFR's Steven A. Cook says recent Turkish military action in Iraq and a controversial U.S. congressional vote could undermine U.S.-Turkish relations at a critical time. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Chinese entry into the manufacturing of commercial vehicles and aircraft has the potential to reshape the competitive landscape in two industries still dominated by G8 nations. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: John W. Bruns, the senior executive based in China for Boeing's commercial airplanes division, says Chinese ventures to build large commercial aircraft present both opportunities and challenges for established aerospace firms. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Turkey's new president seeks to reinvigorate his country's efforts to gain EU membership, but major rifts appear to outweigh limited signs of progress. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The Association of South East Asian Nations faces heat for its "weak" stance on Myanmar's crackdown, drawing observers to question the group's power. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: With fears over globalization growing, Congress may overhaul legislation aimed at protecting U.S. workers adversely affected by trade. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Markets remain jittery, the dollar is falling, and the U.S. consumer appears increasingly timid. What would a U.S. recession mean for the world economy? (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The election of a veteran politician raises as many questions as it answers in a country brimming with political uncertainty. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Zimbabwe's inflation is soaring astronomically and the crisis is causing large cross-border migrations. But the country's president shows little sign of weakness. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The resignation of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves analysts guessing and somewhat pessimistic at the fate of Abe's ambitious economic reform agenda. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Tony Blair, in his new role as Middle East special diplomatic envoy, seeks to set the region's economy on its feet. With problems abounding, it's a tall task. (By
Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The IMF faces widening questions over its operational structure--and global relevance--as Russia challenges the French front-runner nominee for IMF president. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: CFR's Noah Feldman says outgoing U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales harmed the Department of Justice, especially abroad, by allowing it to become increasingly politicized. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The departure of Alberto Gonzales highlights pressing questions about the Justice Department's role in U.S. counterterrorism efforts. (By Lee Hudson Teslik and Robert McMahon)
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Description: Rising demand for Islamic-friendly investments is forcing multinational corporations to consider what the Quran has to say about their business practices--and not just in Muslim-majority countries. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: A summit of like-minded North American leaders in Quebec addressed trade, immigration, and security issues. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Sebastian Mallaby, director of CFR's Center for Geoeconomic Studies, says the skewed incentives of ratings agencies is partly to blame for stock market turmoil. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Credit market turmoil is wreaking havoc on some hedge funds and institutional investors, but the effects on the broader economy might not be so dire. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The rivalry between India and Pakistan takes an economic twist as the countries turn 60. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Historic meetings later this month between North and South Korean leaders may focus more on economic development than nuclear concerns. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Labor disputes threaten to undermine a decades-long effort to make the Deutsche Bahn, Europe's largest railroad, more efficient and less dependent on the state. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: A landslide vote against Shinzo Abe's ruling party exposesrifts in Japanese policies, both at home and abroad. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
*Republished in Newsweek International:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20051948/site/newsweek/
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Description: The United States unveils a proposal to arm Mideast allies as Washington and Tehran appear to be retrenching their stances on Iran's nuclear program. (By Lee Hudson Teslik and Robert McMahon)
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Description: Fierce competition among a handful of cities for dominance of world financial markets reflects the weight economics now carry in determining geopolitical clout. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The peculiar resolution to an international standoff with Libya over detained foreign medics may have stemmed from Europe's need for Libyan energy resources. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: UN inspectors confirmed the shutdown of North Korea's main nuclear reactor. Does this represent genuine progress or just another feint by the North Korean regime? (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: A major expansion of U.S. global trade is increasingly doubtful after a series of blows this summer. Critical agreements are in jeopardy. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Oft overlooked beside Chinese mega-investments in Africa, India too is pouring money into the continent. The relationship holds economic and political ramifications alike. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The SEC's new terrorism blacklist provokes anger from some major global companies and raises questions more generally about the value of terror lists. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Blackstone's IPO and new legislation in Congress put private equity firms under the regulatory microscope, with potentially vast consequences for global markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The looming expiration of critical trade tool could trip up momentum toward trade liberalization, but experts say it won't necessarily be a step backwards. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The collapse of global trade talks prompted some analysts to pronounce the WTO's Doha round dead. Counterintuitively, some free-trade hawks say this might not be such a bad thing. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Promising moves on North Korea could headline this week's U.S.-China strategic dialogue, but a slew of bilateral concerns cast a shadow on the meetings. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Proposed new legislation and a Treasury Department report cast a spotlight on efforts to influence the valuation of the yuan, but economists say any significant adjustment will take time. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson says he will push for more Chinese flexibility in allowing its currency to appreciate, saying it "doesn't reflect reality." (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The Bank of Japan's shifting approach toward interest rates could have broader effects on Japan's economy--and the world's. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: As oil revenues bring a spike in Middle Eastern capital reserves, international financial firms expand into investment products compliant with Islamic law. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: A landmark natural gas deal between Libya and BP signals a shift toward openness in the long-marginalized North African state. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: An increased tax on trading shows China is intent on cooling its stock markets. A sharp drop could have broader economic effects. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: A wave of industry turnover is reorganizing the news business. International coverage could face consolidation, but talk of its demise may be overblown. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Marcus Mabry, Newsweek's chief of correspondents, discusses Condoleezza Rice's legacy and says she may be tapped as a 2008 vice presidential candidate. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Cerberus thinks it can run Chrysler better as a private company. The project could embolden private equity hawks, with uncertain effects for U.S. workers. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Paul Wolfowitz resigns as World Bank president, leaving an uncomfortable legacy and pressing questions about the Bank's future. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Ten years after crippling financial crises swept East Asia, the International Monetary Fund faces fresh criticisms about its future relevance. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Debate over offshore business operations is heating up as economists try to determine the effect of job drift on the U.S. economy. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The prospect of an Islamist president has launched heated national debate between Turkey's traditionalist secular leaders and its moderate Islamists. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Paul Wolfowitz is mired in scandal, but a broader tug-of-war over the World Bank's flagging influence overshadows the alleged sins of its president. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: With energy independence and climate change high priorities, nuclear energy is mounting a comeback. Just don't expect too much. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: In an echo of decades past, President Hugo Chavez has set a deadline for seizing oil assets of U.S. and European companies operating in Venezuela. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: The world's leading natural gas producers, Iran and Russia among them, seek to strengthen their control over the price of their coveted commodity. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: An "open skies" agreement between Europe and America could shake up the airline industry and usher in a wave of mergers. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
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Description: Special economic zones boost India's export potential, but recent protests show local patience for land confiscations to be wearing thin. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: An imminent deadline is putting new pressure on U.S. trade talks. Bipartisan cooperation could help President Bush's chances of passing deals in Asia and Latin America. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Risky mortgages are going up in smoke across America; it remains to be seen how far the fire will spread. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: U.S. patent law is widely considered obsolete, but the stakes involved in reform could complicate efforts to overhaul the system. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: An urgent push to produce a global trade deal casts light on broader concerns about the future of the WTO. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Rising interest rates had a role in Asia's recent market turmoil. Now some analysts are predicting the demise of a popular investment strategy known as the carry trade. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A new U.S.-Brazilian deal aims to boost ethanol production, but analysts say it's one of many steps needed if America is to meet its goal of "energy independence." (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Daimler is trying to dump Chrysler and its flagging profits, but the bigger concern for U.S. and European automakers is looming competition from Asia. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/12765/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: China's stock tumble prompted cascading global collapses and fueled intense debate about the interdependence of financial markets. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/12731/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Observers of Cuba speculate that Raul Castro wants a liberalized, China-style economy for his hermetic island. But so far, scant evidence exists to back that analysis. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/12677/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Negotiations in the Doha trade round have been revived, but the core disagreements on agriculture that stalled the talks last summer persist. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/12652/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Business leaders worry new regulations on incoming foreign investment could scare off foreign investment. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/12635/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: One year after the Dubai Ports World controversy, Congress is pushing legislation to reform the committee that reviews foreign investments in American companies. But some business groups think proposals for increased oversight go too far. (By Eben Kaplan and Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10092/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Senior Fellow Jagdish Bhagwati holds out hope for revived Doha negotiations but says the United States must reconsider its trade demands on developing nations and cut its own farm subsidies if a deal is to succeed. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/12592/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Ministers at Davos recently moved to revive the Doha round of trade negotiations, but major obstacles still stand in the way of a passed deal. (By Robert McMahon and Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10555/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A Democratic Congress may decide not to renew President Bush's fast track authority, which could dampen global free trade efforts and lead to greater U.S. protectionism. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11771/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The Security Council resolution that ended the monthlong war with Israel called for the disarmament of Hezbollah. But new reports suggest the group may be continuing to smuggle in weapons from Syria. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11764/
Description: Charged with rebuilding his city and decisively reelected six months ago, Mayor Ray Nagin remains an elusive character and a controversial leader--and miles of the Big Easy are still uninhabitable. (By Evan Thomas, Jonathan Darman, and Sarah Childress, with Lee Hudson Teslik et al.)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14535072/site/newsweek/
Description: Text messaging has mobilized voters in elections around the world. Will the once teen-centric technology change American politics too? (By Lee Hudson Teslik and Robbie Brown)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14141365/
Description: Which political party has the technology edge? We asked top e-campaigners on both sides of the aisle about their plans for 2006 and beyond. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14141515/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: If President Alvaro Uribe wins reelection Sunday, as polls suggest he should rather comfortably, his victory will provide an exception to this year's leftward trend in Latin America. Yet experts say it is too simplistic to cast a center-right victory in strife-torn Colombia as an ebbing of the prevailing tide. (By Lee Hudson Teslik and Alexandra Silver)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10772/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A divided Montenegro voted Sunday to separate from Serbia. The referendum could open a final chapter in the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10716/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Evo Morales, Bolivia's populist president, has nationalized his country's gas and oil industries. The decision will have specific economic ramifications and possibly broader political ones in a region that lacks a coherent identity. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10681/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Protests this week highlight Syria's continuing influence in Beirut, more than a year after the "Cedar Revolution." But experts say Lebanon's outdated political system is just as much to blame for lingering instability. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10673/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Pope Benedict XVI has requested a report on the use of condoms in cases involving HIV. The issue divides church traditionalists and pragmatists, and could signify the first major crossroads of Benedict's papacy. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10597/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: The first year of Benedict XVI's papacy has been quiet and at times confusing to his critics. But experts caution against reading too much of a theological shift into the pope's tranquil beginnings. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10595/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Rising gasoline prices have become a major concern for American consumers and a controversial election-year issue for U.S. politicians, Republicans and Democrats alike. But what actually determines the price Americans pay at the pump? (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10596/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Incumbent President Alvaro Uribe is favored to win Colombia's May 28 elections, a result that would mark a departure from the trend that has seen left-leaning governments come to power around the region. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10538/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Japan's constitution forbids a traditional military, allowing only a narrowly defined Self Defense Force, or SDF. Some experts now see acceleration in the longstanding movement to modernize and strengthen the country's national defense. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10439/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A nationalist candidate has risen from obscurity to emerge as the favorite in Peru's April 9 presidential election. Will Ollanta Humala make Peru the latest Latin American domino to fall left? (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10374/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Has the once ballyhooed U.S. "war on drugs" been put on the policy backburner? Many experts think it has, and also that this might be a good thing. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10373/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A profile of Abu Bakar Bashir, the Indonesian cleric whose fiery invectives have motivated terrorist attacks like the 2002 Bali bombings, and who some experts say is affiliated with al-Qaeda. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://cfr.org/publication/10219/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: A row over landing rights threatens to further strain U.S. relations with Venezuela. The dispute comes at a time when diplomacy with South America is already fraught with tension. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10165/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Preview of Peru's upcoming presidential election, an important litmus test in a region leaning leftward. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10093/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Analysis of Kosovo's negotiations for a finalized political status, in light of recent talks in Vienna. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9936/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Assessment of the SEC's changing role in a world where corporations increasingly operate across-borders and globally. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9923/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Profile of the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the man responsible for coordinating suicide bombings in Amman and Madrid, multiple attacks on Iraqi Shiites and Shiite mosques, and the highly-publicized beheading of American Nicholas Berg. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9866/
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Description: Summary of current U.S. energy sources analysis of the possibility of reducing oil imports. (By Lee Hudson Teslik)
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9801/
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