The strained economic relationship between the United States and China poses a very real risk to the long-run economic outlook for the United States and the world, as China continues a dangerous and inexorable drift towards protectionist trade policies.

Let us hope that Asian and Latin American countries learn from the perils of the euro and avoid forming currency unions.

Four goals for reducing the scope of government involvement in the financial system and for paving the way for reprivatization.

What would Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, think of modern American history, all the way up to and including President Obama?

Government involvement has worsened the economic crisis, and the role of the Federal Reserve in regulating the financial sector should be reconsidered.

As tensions mount, theInternational Monetary Fundis surprisingly passive in defusing the risks of protectionism and disorderly financial markets.

Nowis the ideal time to revaluate the relevance and purposes of both the IMF and World Bank.

How will the IMF's managing director handle global imbalances?