Roger C. Altman
Comment
Jan/Feb
2013
While the grim effects of the 2008 financial crisis still resonate across the globe, the recession wasn't all bad: it triggered fundamental economic restructuring, and the result is a U.S. economy poised to emerge stronger than it was before. Although it's too soon to say with certainty, even Europe may come out ahead.
Essay
Nov/Dec
2010
The U.S. government is incurring debt at an unprecedented rate. If U.S. leaders do not act to curb their debt addiction, then the global capital markets will do so for them, forcing a sharp and punitive adjustment in fiscal policy. The result will be an age of American austerity.
Essay
Jul/Aug
2009
The popularity of the U.S. economic model is waning. To put globalization back on track, President Barack Obama must articulate the benefits of open markets and free trade.
Essay
Jan/Feb
2009
The financial crisis has called into serious question the credibility of western governments and may precipitate an eastward shift of power.
Video
Watch experts debate causes of the financial crisis and what needs to happen for the global financial markets to recover.
Comment
May/Jun
1994
It is time for Japan to open its markets and end the drag that its persistent trade surpluses create on world growth. The Clinton administration is right to demand measurable progress in specific import sectors.
