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Articles in Summer 2003 issue of International Economy, The

• Reviewing the Rubin genius theory
• The conscience of the Fed: first he rose to become the Federal Reserve's top staffer. Now he helps set the pace as one of Washington's newest Fed governors. TIE's exclusive interview with Donald Kohn
• An Iraq currency game plan: either adopt the classic British currency board model or simply "dollarize" Iraq
  by Steve H. Hanke
• The emergence of an important Fed insider
• Do budget deficits affect long-term interest rates? U.S. federal budget deficits are back big time. What will be their long-term consequences? Seven big thinkers enter the ring, gloves up
• How to establish a credible Iraqi Central Bank: the argument for inflation targeting
  by Stephen G. Cecchetti
• Fate worse than Saddam
• Fixing Wall Street: a first step toward restoring customer trust in the system
  by Martin Mayer
• Fukui's mission impossible: some now argue the Bank of Japan—with a would-be reformer at the helm—is the answer to Japan's economic malaise. Actually, the Central Bank is still part of the problem
  by Tadashi Nakamae
• In memory of a friend
• Will the fallen U.S. dollar set the stage for a global economic boom a year or two from now?
• Japan's dying market economy: why Tokyo desperately needs to adopt the South Korean model
  by Masaaki Kanno
• New G3 club
• Five myths about the oil industry: particularly since September 11, global chatter keeps offering up supposedly accepted notions about oil. TIE asked an expert to address some of the confusion
  by J. Robinson West
• The International Economy announces two new executive editors
  by David M. Smick
• German vs. German: a strange new personal war has broken out between IMF head Horst Kohler and German Finance Minister Hans Eichel. But beneath the surface, even larger issues—including perceived American heavy-handedness—are at stake
  by Klaus C. Engelen
• Talent grab
• The Newfoundland lesson: during the 1930s, long before the IMF, the British Empire coped with a debt crisis in a small country. This is a tale of the choice between debt and democracy. It shouldn't be forgotten
  by David (American banker) Hale
• Are Fannie and Freddie safe and sound?
  by Peter J. Wallison
• In defense of globalization: why cultural exchange is still an overwhelming force for good
  by Philippe Legrain
• Bankerspeak: behind-the-scenes chatter at the recent International Monetary Conference
  by Klaus C. Engelen
• The grand playmaker: every so often TIE sits down with its old friend, former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, to talk about the world. As always, he doesn't disappoint
• Right man at the right time
• Rome on the potomac: like it or not, America today finds itself an imperial power committed to maintaining an empire. The only question is what kind of empire?
  by Robert W. Merry
• Dealing with the Russians: imagine you're sitting in the Oval Office. What advice would you offer George W. Bush?