An upfront warning: this is a wonky, data-intensive kind of postIn the fourth quarter of 2004, Malaysia’s reserves grew by $9.9 billion. In the first quarter of 2004, its reserves grew by $6.2 billi…

China intends to diversify its reserves ... In various ways.  More currencies.  More commodities.  And a wider range of dollar assets (I would say an even wider range of dollar assets, China's portfo…

Federalism—the division of power between regional governments and Baghdad—is among the most controversial issues in Iraq’s new constitution. Tanya Gilly-Khailany, director of democracy programs at th…

There are plenty of possible explanations for the surprise jump in China’s headline reserves in June. A high allocation to yen (up around 6.5 percent), for example, or a low allocation to pounds (…

A Senate proposal calling for the restructuring of Iraq’s government has drawn fire from Iraqis who liken it to partition. Amid the criticism have emerged other controversial options.