Nov 12 Passing the Buck: China, Dollars and Debt A bit more about the interplay between China's holding of currency and U.S. debt. First, a simple graphical explainer as to how the Chinese government gets so many dollars in the first place, using Ford Motor… Continue reading
Nov 12 Passing the Buck: China, Dollars and Debt Editor's Note: A bit more about the interplay between Chinese currency and U.S. debt. First, a simple graphical explainer as to how the Chinese government gets so many dollars in the first place, using Ford Motor Company and… Continue reading
Nov 12 Diplomacy and 21st Century Statecraft While the title of Senior Adviser for Innovation at the State Department may sound vague, the problems Alec Ross and his colleagues tackle are very real; from poverty to pandemics, from disaster to diplomacy. Continue reading
Nov 11 Iraqis Reach Tentative Deal on Power-sharing Government; U.S., South Korea Fail to Reach Trade Agreement After eight months of gridlock, Iraq's leaders reached an agreement that would keep Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power but give Sunnis and Kurds leadership blocs in the government, including a prominent role for Ayad Allawi. The deal comes… Continue reading
Nov 10 Afghan Poll Shows Persistent Worries Over Security, Corruption The headlines from an extensive poll of Afghans released yesterday were all-but-unanimous: "Afghans are more optimistic than last year." They were drawn from the results to the famous "right track-wrong track" question widely used here and abroad to… Continue reading
Nov 10 South Korea Welcomes Leaders for G-20 Summit South Korean police stand outside the venue for the G-20 Summit in Seoul on Nov. 10, 2010. (Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images). President Obama landed in Seoul, South Korea today for the Group of 20 Summit, where he will meet… Continue reading
Nov 09 Cholera Reaches Port-au-Prince, More Cases Expected By Talea Miller Cholera has officially spread to Port-au-Prince, where more than a million people are living in crowded tent camps and slums, prime conditions for spreading the highly contagious disease. Testing confirmed a 3-year-old boy living in one of those tent… Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S.-Indonesian Ties, Muslim Dialogue Mark Obama's Trip By Larisa Epatko During a 24-hour visit to Indonesia, President Obama plans to meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to emphasize the two countries' strengthened ties, and to deliver a second major speech to the Muslim world. Continue reading
Nov 09 Former President Bush Uses New Book, Media Tour to Defend His Legacy Former President George W. Bush's memoir "Decision Points." Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. Tuesday marks the official release of former President George W. Bush's memoir, "Decision Points," in which he reflects on the most significant decisions he made… Continue reading
Nov 09 Indonesians Evacuate From Mount Merapi's Path DetectFlashDecision_Blog ('news01s452bqfc4', 'VtJxZneaqPg', '29'); The volcano erupting on Indonesia's Mount Merapi has continued to claim lives as hot ash and gas spew over surrounding areas in one of the worst eruptions in a century. The last time we… Continue reading