The Periphery of the Eurozone Should Redenominate this WeekendAs each day passes, and I watch and read about events in Europe, I grow increasingly frustrated. The Eurozone as it exists today is doomed, and if it isn’t soon dismantled, it risks derailing the worldwide now underway. Watching the Greek parliament pass an austerity bill for me was analogous to watching the [...] [ Continue Reading.. ]Diplomacy 101Some friends already know that I was fortunate to get degrees in both economics and international affairs. For my international affairs education I was lucky to get into Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. It was the first university program dedicated to such a degree. It has been copied successfully by a number [...] [ Continue Reading.. ]BRIC ET AL: Are They the Wave of the Future?There has been a lot of talk recently about Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC for short) and the G-7. Some argue BRIC will overtake the G-7 by the end of the next decade. There is a reason I added an “et al” to the title. What we are really talking about [...] [ Continue Reading.. ]China in PerspectiveWe will never understand China without knowing its history. As most people know, I am an economist. However, besides economics, my real passion is history. My intent here is to try to put China’s relationship with the West into some perspective. As such, my attempt is doomed to failure because [...] [ Continue Reading.. ]
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