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    This weekly newsletter from the International Relations and Security Network provides summaries of recent analyses on topics related to the international economic and financial system, including: 1) Two examinations of the history of world trade and patterns of globalization over the past 200 years. 2) An analysis of the historical development of international finance from the Gold Standard to the current post-Bretton Woods system. 3) A critical look at the phenomenon of "financialization" and its effects on the relationship between the real economy and financial markets.

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    This weekly newsletter from the International Relations and Security Network provides summaries of recent analyses on topics related to the international economic and financial system, including: 1) Two examinations of the history of world trade and patterns of globalization over the past 200 years. 2) An analysis of the historical development of international finance from the Gold Standard to the current post-Bretton Woods system. 3) A critical look at the phenomenon of "financialization" and its effects on the relationship between the real economy and financial markets.

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    This Week at ISN

    30 Jan - 03 Feb 2012 While politicians and the public are preoccupied with economic crises, we look at the past of the international economic and financial system in order to understand the present and speculate about the future. From our analysis, two phenomena stand out: globalization and financialization.

    The International Economic and Financial System: Past, Present and Future
    World Trade and Globalization: The Past 200 Years
    30 Jan 2012 / ISN Special Feature

    We begin our analysis of the international economic and financial system by examining the history of world trade. In particular, we will compare how patterns of trade are described and explained in "Trade Globalization Since 1795," by Chase-Dunn, Kawano and Brewers, and in the "World Trade Report 2008: Trade in a Globalizing World." More The Past and Present of International Finance
    31 Jan 2012 / ISN Special Feature

    In this article we trace the historical development of international finance from the Gold Standard to the postBretton Woods era. Our analysis charts the evolving disjunction between capital movement and trade and considers whether the Eurozone offers an effective solution to this phenomenon. More Financialization: When Money Took Over
    01 Feb 2012 / ISN Blog

    Money was invented to facilitate economic transactions and thus serve the real economy. Over the past 30 years, this relationship has been reversed: the real economy now appears to serve financial markets with financial crises bringing down economies. Xenia de Graaf provides a critical analysis of financialization and its pernicious side-effects. More World Trade: What Comes After Doha?
    01 Feb 2012 / ISN Podcast

    Donna Lee, Professor in International Organisations and Diplomacy at the University of Birmingham, talks about the future of the international trade regime in light of the deadlock in the Doha Round of trade negotiations. She assesses the challenges facing the WTO, including a shift in bargaining power in favor of large developing countries. More The Future of the International Financial System: More of the Same?
    02 Feb 2012 / ISN Podcast

    Politicians lack the will to reform a deficient international financial system, says Dr Heiner Flassbeck, Director at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In this podcast, we identify the problems, discuss solutions and assess the likelihood for change in the international financial system. More Niall Ferguson: Can Europe Fail and Is America Next?
    02 Feb 2012 / ISN Blog

    Probably no questions are more relevant today than those Niall Ferguson considered in his most recent lecture at the University of Zurich, writes William Rooke. Fresh from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the answers he gave were far from comforting: Can Europe collapse? Of course it can. Is America next? Maybe. More Seismic Shifts or More of the Same? The Impacts of Global Economic and Financial Crises

    03 Feb 2012 / ISN Special Feature

    In this feature we examine the impact of economic crises on global political and economic relations. Will the West fall behind emerging powers as a result of the current 'contained depression?' More Corporate Influence on the Global Economy
    03 Feb 2012 / ISN Blog

    How influential are multinational corporations in today's global economy? A very simple but nonetheless revealing approach is to compare the economic size of corporations with the size of national economies. In this map, Valerie Sticher pairs South American countries (measured in terms of aggregate GDP) with equivalently sized corporations (measured in terms of annual revenue). More

    Other Topics
    Rogue Aid?
    30 Jan 2012 / ISN Insights

    China is often accused of providing 'rogue aid'. It is said to be more interested in securing natural resources, export markets, and political alliances than with the development of needy countries. But China is no more self-serving than most Western donors, write Axel Dreher and Andreas Fuchs. More Fears of Divisive Conflict Grow in Syria
    02 Feb 2012 / ISN Insights

    Zoe Holman argues that with dire warnings about sectarian violence in Syria now being voiced by international players as well as regime supporters, ordinary Syrians may opt for the status quo out of fear or uncertainty about the alternatives. More Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace?
    31 Jan 2012 / ISN Blog

    William Rooke and Elias Blum look at what Kant had to say about international law, through Amanda PerreauSassine's interpretive essay in 'The Philosophy of International Law'. Kant's view of international law, it turns out, has important implications for contemporary discussions. More

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