International Politics

Magazine articles on international politics, treaties, trade, and the United Nations.

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Reason April 2009 Ronald Bailey	Leave Allah Alone! The new "Defamation of Religion" resolution adopted by the United Nations in December, chiefly sponsored by Islamic countries, urges governments to adopt adequate protection against acts of hatred, and discrimination.
Finance & Development March 2009 Pisani-Ferry & Santos	Reshaping the Global Economy The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization.
Finance & Development March 2009	Deep Impact Four countries -- Ukraine, Singapore, Burkina Faso, and Ireland -- confront the harsh and disruptive effects of the global economic downturn.
Finance & Development March 2009 Thomas Dorsey	Trade Finance Stumbles The rising cost and declining availability of finance for imports and exports is taking a toll, especially in emerging markets.
Finance & Development March 2009 Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti	Changing Fortunes Battered by the financial crisis, the world's lenders and borrowers see dramatic shifts in their external accounts.
Finance & Development March 2009 Carlo Cottarelli	Paying the Piper The role of medium-term fiscal policy in rebounding from the crisis.
Finance & Development March 2009 Adelheid Burgi-Schmelz	Data to the Rescue Why improved statistical information will be key for prevention of future crises.
Finance & Development March 2009 James M. Boughton	A New Bretton Woods? History shows that reforming the international financial system will require both leadership and inclusiveness.
Finance & Development March 2009 Roger Bootle	Redrawing the Boundaries We do need to fix the financial markets, and that means, in a variety of ways, a bigger role for government. But we do not need bigger government. Or, except in relation to the powers of corporate executives, do we need to fix the market economy in general.
Finance & Development March 2009 Brad Setser	The Shape of Things to Come Individual national decisions, not international summits, will remake the global financial system.
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