A toxic mix of mutual distrust and rising nationalism – with Taiwan the immediate flash point – has brought Sino-American relations to their lowest point in decades. While neither China nor the United States appears to want a military conflict, we asked PS commentators whether the two powers might nonetheless stumble into one.
霍斯特·克勒辞去国际货币基金组织(IMF)执行总裁之职去参加德国总统竞选为我们提供了一个机会反省该组织和全球经济的现状。
在克勒履职执行总裁之际,全球正经历着自20世纪三十年代以来从未有过的金融动荡。人们对IMF的信心滑到了历史的最低谷。它在对东亚、俄罗斯和巴西的金融危机的管理上连续失误。阴云笼罩着科勒尔德前任。而他的获选继任本身也充满了争议。
诚然,在选择其领导者时,一个国际公共机构应该寻觅最合格的人选,选择的过程也应该尽量公开和透明。这是民主责任原则的要求,这些原则也正是IMF在发展中国家极力强调的。然而最后美国和欧洲间的一纸协议决定了IMF的领导者应该是个欧洲人。
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