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PL 112-98: George Clooney, Erbil, Khartoum, Tehran And The Coming Disenfranchisement Of Dissent

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa George Clooney, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative in the Hollywood flick Syriana, framed in the film by his own government for torture by Hezbollah, was arrested in front of the Embassy of Sudan … Continue reading

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The Chinese Band

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa “Hail to the Chief!” sang the Chinese as they shook hands with the Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner in Beijing upon his unexpected visit enroute to Washington from New Delhi. They want to … Continue reading

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The Strategic Climax With China

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa The prolonged process of raising China is coming to an end. China’s perestroika which was allowed to begin by Nixon and Kissinger without the glasnost has all been reconstruction and no openness. The overturning … Continue reading

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Blowing Up The Chinese Basket

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa China had moved in the past several years from pegging its currency, the renminbi (also commonly known as the yuan) to a secret basket of currencies, perhaps consisting of a time varying mix of … Continue reading

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Dumplings With Hummus Anyone?

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa In the world of exchange rates, especially if it involves a contest for economic stability and recovery between the two largest economic regions on the planet that make up one-half of the global economy … Continue reading

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Will Targeting Reforms In China With The Yuan Work?

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa Ever since former Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson, began his strategic dialog with China, the de facto consensus in Washington and in Europe has been to pressure China to appreciate the yuan. On … Continue reading

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