In Iraq, A Faustian Bargain Awaits
The long-predicted demise of Iraq appears to be inching closer day by day. It faces pressure from the brutal forces ...
Christian H. Cooper is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and writes on the intersection foreign policy and economic development. He is the former head of interest rate derivatives trading at an investment bank in New York, currently working on the ground in Kabul to advance development thorough a public-private partnership at the Aspen Institute & US Department of State. By working with central bank governors throughout MENA and Central Asia, he works to advance development by creating innovative, Islamic-compliant financial products.