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August 18, 2021

United States
Seven More Books Worth Reading About 9/11 and Its Aftermath

With the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaching, we recommend sources for better understanding 9/11 and its aftermath. This week: seven books worth reading.

Books
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay and Anna Shortridge The Water's Edge

November 12, 2013

Economics
Mexico on the Brink

A few weeks ago, the Legatum Institute’s released its global Prosperity Index—which I wrote about here—that took both macro-economic indicators and social well-being into consideration. In the Index,…

Prosperity Index - LAM
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

July 17, 2020

Wars and Conflict
Five Foreign-Policy Comedies Worth Watching

Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: comedy movies.

Movie posters clockwise from the top left: To Be or Not to Be/Rotten Tomatoes; Ninotchka/IMDB; Good Morning, Vietnam/Amazon; Stripes/TV Guide; Three Kings/Rotten Tomatoes; The Death of Stalin/Amazon.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay and Margaret Gach The Water's Edge

August 20, 2021

Wars and Conflict
Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Being in Combat

Every summer Friday, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: films about the experience of war. 

Three movie posters: Platoon (a helmet lies upside down beneath a line of soldiers); The Thin Red Line (a close up of three soldiers’ faces in grass); 1917 (two soldiers run into a sunrise).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay and Margaret Gach The Water's Edge

March 2, 2009

Financial Markets
A grim Q4 in the G-7

Today, obviously, was not a good day for anyone who had funds invested in global equities. The financial sector continues to pile up stunning losses. US -- and no doubt global -- manufacturing con…

A grim Q4 in the G-7
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money