Minxin Pei, Professor of Government, shares his views on how China is harming its tech sector by sudden and arbitrary regulatory action.

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A man picking up a goose that has fallen off his tricycle at the live bird market in Beijing. Photo: Anonymous/AP/TT

Professor Minxin Pei on how China is harming its tech sector by sudden and arbitrary regulatory action.

China Is Killing Its Tech Golden Goose

Anders Åslund, a former advisor to both Russian and Ukrainian governments, shares his thoughts on Putin’s recent comments on the history of Russia and Ukraine.

STOCKHOLM – Russian President Vladimir Putin is obsessed with Ukraine – or, rather, with pretending that Ukraine doesn’t exist. In his annual call-in show on June 30, he <a title="Прямая линия с Владимиром Путиным" href="http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/65973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that “Ukrainians and Russians are a single people.” He then published an <a title="Статья Владимира Путина «Об историческом единстве русских и украинцев»" href="http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> aimed at justifying that “conviction,” by tracing the two countries’ shared history. It is a masterclass in disinformation – and one step short of a declaration of war.

”Putin begins his tale in Ancient Rus” writes Anders Åslund. The capital of this ancient Rus was Kyiv, today the capital of Ukraine. In the picture, Saint-Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv. Inspired by Hagia Sophia in Constantinople it is arguably the most important remaining monument from the era. Construction started in the 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise, himself a descendant of Swedish vikings. Photo: Jennifer Boyer CC BY 2.0

Anders Åslund shares his thoughts on Putin’s recent comments on the history of Russia and Ukraine.

Putin’s Dangerous Ukraine Narrative

Harvardprofessorn och den Internationella valutafondens tidigare chefsekonom Kenneth Rogoff frågar sig om vi kan ta Latinamerikas återhämtning från pandemin för given.

CAMBRIDGE – Den nuvarande kontrasten mellan lugn på de finansiella marknaderna och underliggande sociala spänningar är måhända mer påtaglig i Latinamerika än någon annanstans. Frågan är hur länge denna starka dissonans kan fortgå.

Volcan de Fuego (”Eldvulkanen”) i Guatemala under ett utbrott för tre år sedan. Foto: Moises Castillo/AP/TT.

IMF:s tidigare chefsekonom frågar sig om investerare tar Latinamerikas återhämtning för given?

Kenneth Rogoff: Under den latinamerikanska vulkanen

Today, the market capitialization of digitial stablecoins exceeds $100 billion. Here, Professor Barry Eichengreen, a leading expert on monetary and financial economics, shares his thoughts on stablecoins, their future and how he thinks they could impact the financial system.

BERKELEY – The debate over stablecoins has come a long way since Facebook announced the creation of Libra (now rebranded Diem) almost exactly two years ago. An obscure corner of the digital sphere that was poorly understood then is now subject to increasingly intense scrutiny by central bankers, regulators, and investors. The stakes, including for financial stability, are high. Market capitalization, or circulating supply, of the four leading US dollar stablecoins alone exceeds $100 billion.

Mark Zuckerberg testifying before the House Financial Services Committee in 2019 about his plans to launch a digital currency called Libra. Today, project is called Diem and it is intended to be a stablecoin. But, what are stablecoins and how will they affect the financial system? Photo: Susan Walsh/AP/TT

Professor Barry Eichengreen writes about stablecoins and how they could influence the financial system.