MONETARY POLICY
August 31, 2006
"Globalization and its Effects: Introduction and Overview"
Book Chapter
By Richard N. Rosecrance, Adjunct Professor; Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Etel Solingen and Arthur A. Stein
"Globalization has the effect of incapacitating states as autonomous units."
August 31, 2006
"The Dilemma of Devolution and Federalism: Secessionary Nationalism and the Case of Scotland"
Book Chapter
By Arthur A. Stein and Richard N. Rosecrance, Adjunct Professor; Senior Fellow, International Security Program
"In 1707, England and Scotland completed their union. Yet more than a quarter of a millennium later Scottish nationalism made a reappearance...."
May / June 2006
The Long War Against Corruption
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Corruption is widely acknowledged to distort markets, undermine the rule of law, damage government legitimacy, and hurt economic development. The global anticorruption movement has gained ground since the mid-1990s, but its key agents -- developed and developing countries, international organizations, and MNCs -- must do more to prevent and punish misbehavior systematically.
February 16, 2006
"There's More to Growth than China . . ."
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Wall Street Journal
By Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University
When President Bush visits India next month, he will see a country that is making remarkable economic progress despite enormous structural problems. That progress will, however, be far less visible than it is in China. In India he will not see the modern high-rises or the general level of prosperity that he has seen in urban China. But the progress in India is nevertheless real.
September 1, 2003
Political Prosecutions Threaten Russia's Ambitions
Op-Ed, The Wall Street Journal Europe
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative
It has been over a month since Platon Lebedev, a key figure in Russia's most valuable company and biggest oil producer Yukos, was abruptly and publicly arrested. And while the initial shock has worn off, the implications of what is seen by most as a Kremlin attack on one of Russia's most successful oligarchs remain serious
November 2, 2001
John Reppert: US-Russia Business Climate Since September 11th Attacks
Press Release
By John Reppert, Former Executive Director for Research
Old rivalries between the US and Russia are opening doors for new ties in light of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan is allowing the US to base some military operations there. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George Bush have scheduled a summit in mid-November and the two leaders have pledged to work together to address the problem of global terrorism. Will these new alliances also extend to the business sphere?
October 4, 2000
John Reppert on Russia's Changing Business Climate
Press Release
By John Reppert, Former Executive Director for Research
Russian President Vladimir Putin has identified foreign investment as crucial to Russia's economic recovery. The Russian Duma has taken important strides in addressing economic transformation and major tax reform. But in the wake of Russia's economic collapse in August 1998, is it enough to attract businesses to Russia?
August 31, 1998
Why Russia's Meltdown Matters
Op-Ed, The Washington Post
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative
For Americans watching the deepening economic crisis in Russia, the most important question is why it matters to us. Given modest levels of U.S. investment and trade and muffled impacts on American markets, Russia's crisis would be important, but no more so than earlier crises in Korea and Indonesia.
August 31, 1998
Why Russia's Meltdown Matters
Op-Ed, The Washington Post
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative
For Americans watching the deepening economic crisis in Russia, the most important question is why it matters to us. Given modest levels of U.S. investment and trade and muffled impacts on American markets, Russia's crisis would be important, but no more so than earlier crises in Korea and Indonesia. But Russia is not Indonesia. The reason why Russia's meltdown matters for Americans is much more specific and potentially catastrophic. As an economic crisis accelerates the disintegration of authority in Russia, history has left a superpower arsenal.
Spring 1992
Aid to Russia: Uses of History
Journal Article, Harvard Journal of World Affairs
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative
A look at the United States history of aid to countries, and using those models of aid focusing on Russia.
