Richard Haass
explains what caused the Ukraine war, urges the West to scrutinize its economic dependence on China, proposes ways to reverse the dangerous deterioration of democracy in America, and more.
If the US Federal Reserve raises its policy interest rate by as much as is necessary to rein in inflation, it will most likely further depress the market value of the long-duration securities parked on many banks' balance sheets. So be it.
thinks central banks can achieve both, despite the occurrence of a liquidity crisis amid high inflation.
The half-century since the official demise of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates has shown the benefits of what replaced it. While some may feel nostalgic for the postwar monetary system, its collapse was inevitable, and what looked like failure has given rise to a remarkably resilient regime.
explains why the shift toward exchange-rate flexibility after 1973 was not a policy failure, as many believed.
纽约——
吉普赛人在欧洲颠沛流离已有数百年。今天,他们正面临自二战以来欧洲从未出现过的歧视:群体驱逐。在多个欧洲民主国家中,吉普赛人——不论男人、女人还有儿童——因为扰乱公共秩序而被集体驱逐。
上周,法国开始实施一项驱逐所有非法国籍吉普赛人的计划。该计划在未经逐一调查吉普赛人犯罪或威胁公共秩序记录的情况下,便认定他们与犯罪团伙无异。无独有偶,早在法国的这一举措之前,意大利就展开了2008“安全行动”,将所谓的“流浪者”视为国家安全威胁,并紧急出台了驱逐非意大利籍吉普赛人的法案。
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