Economics

India-Pakistan Trade: A New Hope

May 11, 2013 by Anubhav Gupta

India and Pakistan, at odds since their inception, can trade their way to peace. The current normalization in diplomatic relations has opened the door to greater economic engagement. The two countries should jump on this opportunity.

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Message from Latin America: Austerity, then Growth

April 26, 2013 by Samuel George

Given the general similarities between the Latin American sovereign debt crisis of the 1980s and the European sovereign debt crisis today, a number of commentators have sought to compare the two. Others have questioned whether this comparison is even valid. After all, Latin America is very different from Europe, and the 1980s were very different [...]

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Southeast Asia: The Global Land Rush’s Overlooked Ground Zero

April 24, 2013 by Michael Kugelman

It’s high time to stop referring to farmland deals exclusively as an “African land grab.” It’s an Asian story as well as an African one.

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Fletcher Forum Interview With Dr. Michael Klein

March 27, 2013 by Anubhav Gupta

The Fletcher Forum recently sat down with Dr. Michael Klein, William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, to talk about U.S. economic policy, current issues in international economics and what it takes to succeed in international affairs.

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South Africa: The Odd BRIC Out

February 13, 2013 by Pádraig Carmody

South Africa has recently acceded to one of the most important new global cooperation mechanisms—the BRICS. However, South Africa’s rise in the international system and accession to the BRICS belie its underlying instability, which casts into doubt its status as one of the world’s rising powers.

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