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Give Abbas Another Chance

The National Interest 

Daniel R. DePetris

Politics, Middle East

The Palestinian president is the best negotiating partner that Israelis are likely to get.

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, is old and tired. The eighty-one-year-old from the village of Safed has been ensconced in the dysfunction and heartbreak of Palestinian politics for most of his professional life, where he played second fiddle to Yasser Arafat for years before climbing his way to the top of the PA hierarchy. Читать дальше...

We Can't Just Drop Money Out of Helicopters

The National Interest 

Samuel Rines

Economics, Americas

Injecting money directly into the economy is a bad idea.

"Helicopter money” is, in essence, exactly what it sounds like: money falling from the sky. Newly minted money is pushed into the economy in the hopes that it will create demand for goods and services, spurring economic growth and inflation. It bypasses the bank lending function that injects quantitative easing dollars into the economy, and combined with ultralow or even negative rates... Читать дальше...

Why Saudi Arabia is Hammering Yemen

The National Interest 

Matt Purple

Security, Middle East

Riyadh hopes to put the Shia Awakening to bed.

When Saudi Arabia began bombing Yemen last year, many observers speculated that it was sending a message to its neighbors. Now, as the violence drags on, the Saudi campaign is calling to mind another country, one half a continent away.

The war, intended to stop the progress of local Houthi militias, is being waged by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s powerful and precocious defense minister... Читать дальше...



South China Sea: 3 Ways to Win the Money War

The National Interest 

Edward Linczer

Security, Asia

Unleash American military spending in the Pacific.

China’s domination of the South China Sea is not yet a fait accompli, but the United States must implement a countercoercion strategy more urgently in order to maintain a favorable balance of power.

Since the beginning of this year, China has deployed surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles, as well as fighter aircraft, to Woody Island, a part of the Paracel Island chain in the South China Sea. Читать дальше...

What America Can Learn from Zalmay Khalilzad

The National Interest 

Raymond Tanter

Global Governance, Americas

From Kabul to Baghdad, he has reconciled realism to American ideals.

Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Iraq and Afghanistan, will speak at the Center for the National Interest in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2016. That talk is a part of the rollout of his new book, The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World. Khalilzad spoke at the Center for Strategic and International... Читать дальше...

Find Homestead during National Park Week

JournalStar.com 

Celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary and Find Your Park at Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice during National Park Week, which starts Saturday.

School board approves hiring of baseball coach Mike Wing

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

RAINIER — The Rainier School Board Monday night unanimously agreed to confirm the hire of varsity baseball coach Mike Wing, who served seven years in federal prison for running a Ponzi financial scheme.

School board approves hiring of baseball coach Mike Wing

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

RAINIER – The Rainier School Board Monday night unanimously agreed to confirm the hire of varsity baseball coach Mike Wing, who served seven years in federal prison for running a Ponzi financial scheme.

The Mohamed A. El-Erian interview: How bad a slowdown do you need as a wake-up call?

BusinessInsider.com 

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Mike Nudelman / Business Insider

Mohamed A. El-Erian spent seven years at the top of the Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), during which time he oversaw the management of almost $2 trillion of assets. 

He stepped down in 2014, citing a need to spend more time with his family, and has since written a book about central banks and the global economy called “The Only Game in Town.” In it, El-Erian describes a world heading toward a crisis point as central banks run out... Читать дальше...





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