By Daniel McDowell | Economics and Business
As current president of the G-20, South Korea has been busy promoting an apparently novel solution to the global trade imbalances that helped pave the way for the recent international financial crisis: an international currency swap regime. But how would such an arrangement work, and could it actually help correct current imbalances? As important, is there any chance this idea will get off the ground?
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Choosing Stability Over Democracy in Ethiopia
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Iraq's Elections Show Democracy's Growing Strength
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'Win-Win' Not Enough for China and Indonesia
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Likely Scenarios for Iraq's Elections
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Bailout Talks Raise Tensions between Greece and Germany
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Wrong Time for Armenian Genocide Bill
By Matt Stone
- When Gorbachev Took Charge
- China Has a Cogo Copper Headache
- India's Unequal Political Landscape
- IMF Flunks Good Governance
- U.S. Changing Focus of Iran Policy
- As Biden Visits, Israel Unveils Plan for New Settlements
- Iraqi Officials to Begin Releasing Vote Tallies on Wednesday
- Battle Over Iraq Candidates' Baath Links Heads for Courts
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By David Axe | War and Conflict
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- Forces making up the "Afghan Surge" are now arriving in Afghanistan, with many feeding ongoing NATO offensives in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand. But there's a downside to the Afghan surge. As "clear and hold" becomes NATO's new mantra, the "clear" part is receiving the bulk of the resources, while in provinces like Parwan, soldiers doing the "holding" are stretched thin.
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