Sebastian Mallaby

Political Economy July/August 2019 Review Essay

How Should a Liberal Be?

William Bagehot, the nineteenth-century editor of The Economist and a leading representative of British liberalism, has much to teach his political heirs.

Reviewed by Sebastian Mallaby

Labor Sep 28, 2015 Snapshot

Net Benefits

Seen from the standpoint of global welfare, migration offers a clear economic win—even if hosts states tend to resist new arrivals. Policymakers in Europe should keep...

Sebastian Mallaby

An Eritrean asylum-seeker works during an apprenticeship in Dortmund, Germany, August 2015. Germany has welcomed thousands of migrants this year amid a European refugee crisis spurred by conflict and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.

Economics July/August 2012 Comment

Europe's Optional Catastrophe

If the eurozone splinters, it will have been an avoidable disaster. After all, the European Central Bank has already gone to great lengths to shore up the continent’s...

Sebastian Mallaby

Economics January/February 2012 Essay

The Future of the Yuan

China seems to want the yuan to dethrone the dollar as the global reserve currency. But don’t expect China’s currency to take over anytime soon. The yuan will rise,...

Sebastian Mallaby and Olin Wethington

Economics Jun 9, 2011 Snapshot

Can the BRICs Take the IMF?

As the race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the IMF heats up, emerging markets finally have a shot at the head table. Here's why they might fail to seize it --...

Sebastian Mallaby

Finance Apr 9, 2008 Postscript

Blame the Banks

Mallaby's update to his January/February 2007 essay ''Hands Off Hedge Funds.''

Sebastian Mallaby

Jun 30, 2004 Postscript

Liberal Imperialism, R.I.P.

Mallaby's postscript to his March/April 2002 essay "The Reluctant Imperialist."

Sebastian Mallaby

Economics January/February 2007 Essay

Hands Off Hedge Funds

The massive growth of hedge funds has sparked warnings of instability and demands that the industry be regulated. But the fear of hedge funds is overblown, based...

Sebastian Mallaby

Economics May/June 2005 Essay

Saving the World Bank

The next World Bank president will confront a nearly impossible challenge: saving the institution from a curious alliance of conservatives and radical activists that...

Sebastian Mallaby

Economics March/April 2002 Comment

The Reluctant Imperialist: Terrorism, Failed States, and the Case for American Empire

Failed states are increasingly trapped in a cycle of poverty and violence. The solution is for the United States and its allies to learn to love imperialism -- again....

Sebastian Mallaby

Media January/February 2000 Comment

The Bullied Pulpit: A Weak Chief Executive Makes Worse Foreign Policy

A divided, decentralized government and a hostile media -- especially cable TV and the Internet -- have hamstrung the presidency, just when the world needs U.S....

Sebastian Mallaby

Sebastian Mallaby

How Should a Liberal Be?

Net Benefits

Europe's Optional Catastrophe

The Future of the Yuan

Can the BRICs Take the IMF?

Blame the Banks

Liberal Imperialism, R.I.P.

Hands Off Hedge Funds

Saving the World Bank

The Reluctant Imperialist: Terrorism, Failed States, and the Case for American Empire

The Bullied Pulpit: A Weak Chief Executive Makes Worse Foreign Policy

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