Nouriel Roubini: The big warning signs of another economic crisis

Several days after his world-class house party, we catch up with Nouriel Roubini at his spacious Tribeca office. He discusses risk factors in the Middle East and coming regime changes there, continued weaknesses in eurozone economies, the flaws in the various acronym groupings used to champion emerging markets, and what policymakers should learn from academics.

By , the founder and managing partner of FutureMap.

Several days after his world-class house party, we catch up with Nouriel Roubini at his spacious Tribeca office. He discusses risk factors in the Middle East and coming regime changes there, continued weaknesses in eurozone economies, the flaws in the various acronym groupings used to champion emerging markets, and what policymakers should learn from academics.

Parag Khanna is the founder and managing partner of FutureMap. His most recent book is MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us. Twitter: @paragkhanna

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