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1. Regional Monetary Cooperation in East Asia

Author:
Melissa Murphy and Wen Jin Yuan
Publication Date:
11-2010
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract:
After a decade of negotiations revolving around regional monetary cooperation, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus China, Japan, and South Korea (ASEAN+3) finally reached agreement to establish a regional foreign reserve pool in February 2009. The launch of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) came amid the global financial crisis, when the ASEAN nations hit so hard during the 1997 Asian financial crisis were once again reminded of the utility of a joint policy initiative to ensure regional financial stability.
Topic:
Economics, Monetary Policy, and Financial Crisis
Political Geography:
Israel and Asia

2. Trends in the Incidence of International Terror Attacks on Americans After the Cold War

Author:
Charles Knight and Melissa Murphy
Publication Date:
06-2003
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Project on Defense Alternatives
Abstract:
This briefing memo addresses trends in the incidence of terror in the post-Cold War period by comparing the number of international terror attacks on American interests with the overall number of terror attacks worldwide. We present the data year by year and as three year moving averages. We use data from the U.S. Department of State which is frequently cited as authoritative and usefully summarizes annual statistics.
Topic:
Security and Terrorism
Political Geography:
United States