Friday, December 11, 2009

Do We Really Need a Systemic Regulator? Based on what we now know about AIG, it's unclear 'too big to fail' institutions are in fact too big to fail

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Do We Really Need a Systemic Regulator? By Hal S Scott Based on what we now know about AIG, it's unclear 'too big to fail' inst...

The Disarmament President - Obama's Oslo speech versus the real nuclear world

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The Disarmament President . WSJ Editorial Obama's boffo Oslo speech versus the real nuclear world. The Wall Street Journal, Dec 11, 2009...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

The United States and the Western Hemisphere: Partnership and Shared Responsibility

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The United States and the Western Hemisphere: Partnership and Shared Responsibility . Bureau of Public Affairs, State Dept December 10, 2009...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

For Global Finance, Global Regulation

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For Global Finance, Global Regulation . By Gordon Brown and Nick Sarkozy Proposals that deserve consideration include taxes on financial tra...

Preventing Biological Weapons Proliferation and Bioterrorism

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Preventing Biological Weapons Proliferation and Bioterrorism . By Ellen Tauscher , Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Secur...

International Counterterrorism Policy in the Obama Administration

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International Counterterrorism Policy in the Obama Administration . By Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterte...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Water and Development Alliance Brings Sanitation and Clean Water to Rural South Africa

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Water and Development Alliance Brings Sanitation and Clean Water to Rural South Africa USAID, December 8, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. A...
Monday, December 7, 2009

Views on PM Hatoyama and the Futenma issue

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Views on PM Hatoyama and the Futenma issue. By hikki1224 Dec 07, 2009 Prime Minister Hatoyama publicly pledged to reach the conclusion over ...

BIS Quarterly Review

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BIS Quarterly Review Dec 07, 2009 The BIS Quarterly Review released today is divided into two parts. We begin with an overview of recent dev...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

Ozawa's power, Hatoyama's ulterior motives lie behind Futenma delay

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Ozawa's power, Hatoyama's ulterior motives lie behind Futenma delay. By Mariko Yasumoto Japan Today, Dec 06, 2009 TOKYO — Behind P...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Unconventional monetary policies: an appraisal

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Unconventional monetary policies: an appraisal . By Claudio Borio and Piti Disyatat BIS Working Papers No 292 November 2009 Abstract: The re...

Ten propositions about liquidity crises

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Ten propositions about liquidity crises. By Claudio Borio BIS Working Papers No 293 November 2009 Abstract: What are liquidity crises? And w...

What Can the U.S. Learn from China’s Energy Policy?

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What Can the U.S. Learn from China’s Energy Policy? IER November 20, 2009

How to Break Up the Banks - Solving the "too big to fail" problem in the future structure of the global financial system

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How to Break Up the Banks . By Adrian Blundell-Wignall Solving the "too big to fail" problem in the future structure of the global...
Monday, November 9, 2009

"[C]reating a new entitlement program, which, once established, will be virtually impossible to rescind"

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Confessions of an ObamaCare Backer . WSJ Editorial A liberal explains the political calculus. The Wall Street Journal, page A24 The typical ...

Guidance to Assess the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions, Markets and Instruments: Initial Considerations Report & Background Paper

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Guidance to Assess the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions, Markets and Instruments: Initial Considerations Report & Backgroun...
Saturday, November 7, 2009

At the Ends of the World: Projects at Remote Locations

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At the Ends of the World: Projects at Remote Locations . By Fabio Teixeira de Melo, PMP PMI eNews, Nov 06, 2009 We have all heard that the w...