Play the scramble, avoid the backlash? Partisan dynamics in the negotiation of bilateral investment treaties Sparked by a proliferation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) at the turn of the century, the modern international investment regime now faces a backlash from dissatisfied states. We examine t...

Play the scramble, avoid the backlash? Partisan dynamics in the negotiation of bilateral investment treaties, by Andrew C. McWard & @yumipark.bsky.social

Play the scramble, avoid the backlash? Partisan dynamics in the negotiation of bilateral investment treaties Sparked by a proliferation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) at the turn of the century, the modern international investment regime now faces a backlash from dissatisfied states. We examine t...

📢 New paper w/ @mcward.bsky.social in @ripejournal.bsky.social
: We show that left- and right-led governments negotiate fundamentally different bilateral investment treaties, with lasting consequences for treaty formation, design, and exit.

doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2025.2589412

Are dollars popular? The Fed’s currency swap arrangements and recipient governments’ popularity The Federal Reserve (the Fed) has emerged as a global lender of last resort by providing currency swap arrangements (CSAs) to foreign central banks. While existing literature has explored the econo...

Are dollars popular? The Fed’s currency swap arrangements and recipient governments’ popularity, by @yumipark.bsky.social & @sujeongshim.bsky.social

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Are dollars popular? The Fed’s currency swap arrangements and recipient governments’ popularity The Federal Reserve (the Fed) has emerged as a global lender of last resort by providing currency swap arrangements (CSAs) to foreign central banks. While existing literature has explored the econo...

Proud academic Papa Bear moment. New @ripejournal.bsky.social article out by @sujeongshim.bsky.social & @yumipark.bsky.social on Federal Reserve swap lines & domestic politics in recipient countries.

Are dollars popular? The Fed’s currency swap arrangements and recipient governments’ popularity The Federal Reserve (the Fed) has emerged as a global lender of last resort by providing currency swap arrangements (CSAs) to foreign central banks. While existing literature has explored the econo...

📢 New paper w/ @sujeongshim.bsky.social 
in @ripejournal.bsky.social: We show how technical, low-salience international monetary cooperation—like the Federal Reserve’s currency swap lines—can shape public opinion and boost popularity of recipient governments during crises.

doi.org/10.1080/0969...

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