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January 6, 2011

Politics and Government
The Last Days of Ben Ali?

Tunisia’s President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali waves to supporters after he took the oath at the national assembly in Tunis (Zoubeir Souissi/Courtesy of Reuters) If you don’t follow the Moor Next Door,…

The Last Days of Ben Ali?
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

October 24, 2005

United States
Bernanke and the global savings glut

If you want a quip --A John Roberts, not a Harriet Miers.  Actually, more of a moderate John Roberts than a John Roberts. Bernanke will have no trouble getting confirmed.  Bernanke's academic credent…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 21, 2005

China
Bernanke’s global savings glut

Bernanke’s global savings glut argument is quite subtle, more subtle than I perhaps have recognized in the past. Bernanke’s argument goes beyond the "US current account deficits don’t matter since t…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

February 3, 2016

Cybersecurity
Campaign 2016: Ben Carson on Cybersecurity

Lincoln Davidson is a research associate for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson released a document last week outlining how his administra…

RTS7ENZ - Carson phone
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Net Politics

February 3, 2017

Tunisia
Weekend Reading: Ben Ali’s Flight, the Nawari of Gaza, and Algeria’s Independence Reconsidered

Reading selections for the weekend of February 3, 2017.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates