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Olusegun Obasanjo

Capsule Review
Winter
1987
Africa in Perspective
Henry S. Bienen
Essay
Fall
1986
What to Do About South Africapremium content icon
Malcolm Fraser and Olusegun Obasanjo

"South African government is not ready to and has no intention of negotiating in good faith". Thus Western sanctions are needed to prevent more violence. Specific steps are proposed, including (1) denying trade credits (2) freezing South African accounts overseas (3) banning imports of minerals and food. The usual arguments against sanctions are repudiated.
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In the Magazine

November/December 2009 / 6, 88
Essay
The Dollar and the Deficits
C. Fred Bergsten

The global economic crisis has revealed the folly of large U.S. budget and trade deficits, as well as of the strong dollar that makes them possible. If it is serious about recovery, the United States must balance the budget, stimulate private saving, and embrace a declining dollar.
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