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Institute research staff offer their analyses of current economic and political events in these brief interviews. The views expressed in these interviews are those of the interviewee(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the individual members of the Institute's Board of Directors or its Advisory Committee. We welcome feedback from listeners and encourage you to convey your comments directly to the person interviewed.

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A Seminal Visit by India's Prime Minister
November 19, 2009
Arvind Subramanian says that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the first state visit of the Obama administration, will hold crucial talks on climate change, energy, the global economic crisis, Iran, and the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Financial Regulatory Reform Moves Ahead
November 16, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Morris Goldstein rates the new legislation offered by Senator Christopher Dodd as a positive step, especially in its proposal to establish a tough new prudential regulator.

Obama Embraces Trans-Pacific Partnership
November 16, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
C. Fred Bergsten says the US intention to engage with the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) could address concerns about the emergence of a China-led, Asian-only trading bloc.

Capitalism 20 Years after the Berlin Wall
November 11, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Anders Åslund assesses the record of post-Communist Europe's transition to free markets and questions whether the United States has learned the right lessons from history.

The Declining Dollar: Little Cause for Concern
November 11, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Joseph E. Gagnon discusses the consequences of a declining dollar and says the probability of the dollar crashing in relation to other currencies is fairly low.

Can Obama Help Revive Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation?
November 4, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Jeffrey J. Schott says the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which President Obama will attend in Singapore, offers an opportunity for him to try to clarify his intentions to a group that accounts for most world trade.

Obama in China: Limited Expectations
November 3, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Nicholas R. Lardy, coauthor of China's Rise: Challenges and Opportunities, credits the President with moves to stabilize the relationship with China but expects few breakthroughs when he travels there later in the month.

Obama Will Face a Skeptical Asia
November 2, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Marcus Noland says President Obama's Asia trip will highlight questions among many in Asia over the administration's leadership on trade and economic and security issues.

A Return to Capital Controls?
October 27, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Arvind Subramanian says Brazil's latest move to tax certain kinds of foreign investments was sensible and should force a reevaluation of the orthodoxy that opposes all capital controls.

Will China Cooperate with the United States on Economic Sanctions?
October 21, 2009 | Transcript [pdf]
Gary Clyde Hufbauer assesses the prospects for President Obama winning agreement from China to cooperate on possible economic sanctions against Iran and North Korea.