Mary D'Ambrosio

Dancing with the Bear

Global Finance, September 1996
Mother Russia is on the move, she can't stand still, she's restless and she can't find rest, she's talking and she can't stop.-Yuri Zhivago

Stories

Book Reviews
Myth of the Empty Frontier
Explorers' diseases wiped out native populations long before settlers arrived
Deferred Futures
Why young adults are falling behind
How - and Why - the U.S. Saved the Peso in '94
One of Mexico's top political scientists examines the bailout
Politics, Business & Finance
Peso Power
Investors are snapping up bonds in Latin America's sizzling local currencies
Latin America 2007
Top thinkers and financiers bet on the investment climate a decade hence
Dancing with the Bear
Surprising developments in Russia on the heels of Yeltsin's inaugural
Back to Work
After breast cancer, most women return
Letting Go
Currency bands fall out of fashion
Trade Warrior
Sheer stubborness could improve the U.S. trade balance
Culture & Travel
Return to the Belle Epoque
On on island near Istanbul, a developer pursues a vision of the past
Crime Comes Down Hard on Caracas as High Life Ends
A story that Venezuelans tell on their Colombian neighbors is coming true at home.