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August 6, 2014

China
Is the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement a Substitute for the IMF?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the new BRICS contingent reserve arrangement (CRA) as a substitute for the IMF, saying that it “creates the foundation for an effective protection of ou…

Is the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement a Substitute for the IMF?

January 30, 2018

Trade
The View on Trade: From Federal to State Levels

Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) discusses the future of international trade policy, the next steps he would like to pursue for the state of California, and his perspective on the role of states in…

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February 13, 2017

Monetary Policy
The Dangerous Myth That China “Needs” $2.7 Trillion in Reserves

$2.7 trillion is well over 3 times China’s short-term external debt (around $800 billion per the IMF). It is roughly two times China’s external debt ($1.4 trillion, counting over $200 billion in intr…

November 8, 2024

Election 2024
Kamala Harris and the Glass Cliff

An initial analysis of the factors that led to the Democrats’ defeat in the 2024 election 

Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds the audience as she attends to deliver remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.

February 7, 2017

Cybersecurity
"You’re Fired!" Will Not Fix Federal Cybersecurity

Earl Crane, former director for federal cybersecurity at the National Security Council and founder of Emergent Network Defense, co-authored this piece.  In briefings late January, President Trump pr…