Martin Mühleisen
@muhleisen.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Former Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy, Policy and Review at the IMF. All opinions my own.
The U.S. intervention in Argentina may be warranted from the U.S. perspective, and it may help the country get back on track. For that, the U.S. and the IMF need to insist on exchange rate flexibility and further economic reform. But the risks are large.
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Is the US currency rescue for Argentina positive statecraft or reckless favoritism?
A twenty-billion-dollar US support package for Argentina announced last week provides crucial breathing room for President Javier Milei.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The U.S. intervention in Argentina may be warranted from the U.S. perspective, and it may help the country get back on track. For that, the U.S. and the IMF need to insist on exchange rate flexibility and further economic reform. But the risks are large.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
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Hello from Brussels, where the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Transatlantic Forum will take place tomorrow, September 30. To get a gist of the agenda, see the stage setter below.
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The dollar's role in the fight for US primacy
The contours of the second Trump administration's trade and exchange rate policies are becoming clearer. Economic policies have now become inextricably linked with US foreign policy priorities, includ...
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September 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hello from Brussels, where the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Transatlantic Forum will take place tomorrow, September 30. To get a gist of the agenda, see the stage setter below.
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Fresh from the press a piece on the interplay between dollar dominance and the United States role as a military hegemon. It was a pleasure to work with Valbona Zeneli from the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center!
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Why the US cannot afford to lose dollar dominance
Since World War II, US geopolitical influence has been compounded by the role of the dollar as the world’s dominant currency.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Fresh from the press a piece on the interplay between dollar dominance and the United States role as a military hegemon. It was a pleasure to work with Valbona Zeneli from the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center!
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It could have been much worse. But any optimism about the future of the IMF and World Bank would be premature. Difficult tests and tough choices lie ahead.
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What was achieved at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings?
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April 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It could have been much worse. But any optimism about the future of the IMF and World Bank would be premature. Difficult tests and tough choices lie ahead.
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Fresh from the Atlantic Council, some quick takes on the latest Argentina program.
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Four questions (and expert answers) about Argentina’s new $20 billion financial rescue
What exactly did the IMF agree to, and what is required of Argentina? Our experts dive into the deal and map what comes next.
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April 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Fresh from the Atlantic Council, some quick takes on the latest Argentina program.
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Happy to contribute to a conference on monetary policy in Frankfurt earlier in the year. The conference volume is now available.
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Institute for Law and Finance (Goethe University Frankfurt) on LinkedIn: #ilf #instituteforlawandfinance #ilffrankfurt #masteroflaw #llm #law…
New Book at the Institute for Law and Finance (Goethe University Frankfurt) is Out: "Navigating Higher Rates, Volatility, and Liquidity Crises - Finance and…
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December 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Happy to contribute to a conference on monetary policy in Frankfurt earlier in the year. The conference volume is now available.
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Relations between the U.S. and the Bretton Woods Institutions could become more complicated starting January next year. But there are still a lot of common interests.
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The IMF and World Bank did well under the first Trump administration. Will they again?
The geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China has become more intense since Trump’s first term, which could affect how the incoming administration approaches the Bretton Woods instituti...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Relations between the U.S. and the Bretton Woods Institutions could become more complicated starting January next year. But there are still a lot of common interests.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
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The IMF has been kicked around a lot lately. Time to straighten the ship.
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The IMF needs to find its geopolitical bearing
Western delegates should think hard about how the financial and intellectual capital invested in the institutions can be put to better use in the interests of democracies around the world.
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October 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
The IMF has been kicked around a lot lately. Time to straighten the ship.
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A sad development that will take time to rectify. More borrowing is not the answer.
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Kenya’s fiscal troubles are largely homemade. Now the country is running out of options.
Recent events have made it clear that Nairobi’s adjustment strategy needs to change, putting a possible debt operation on the table.
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July 8, 2024 at 4:12 PM
A sad development that will take time to rectify. More borrowing is not the answer.
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The IMF/World Bank Meetings are upon us. I hope to be proved wrong by the end of the week, but I cannot help being pessimistic about their outcome.
Our experts decode policymakers' plans for the global economy at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings
Atlantic Council experts are on the ground at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings to analyze whether the Bretton Woods institutions can guide the world through an uncertain recovery.
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April 15, 2024 at 11:07 PM
The IMF/World Bank Meetings are upon us. I hope to be proved wrong by the end of the week, but I cannot help being pessimistic about their outcome.
On a snowy day in DC, it was fun discussing reforms of international financial institutions with the brilliant first group of Atlantic Council Bretton Woods Fellows. Listen to their unconventional views👇
Reimagining global economic governance: New ideas to reform Bretton Woods Institutions
The launch of four new reports written by the inaugural class of the Bretton Woods 2.0 Fellowship.
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January 16, 2024 at 5:12 PM
On a snowy day in DC, it was fun discussing reforms of international financial institutions with the brilliant first group of Atlantic Council Bretton Woods Fellows. Listen to their unconventional views👇
Despite the resumption of its IMF program, Argentina is unlikely to exit its crisis unless there is a broad consensus on reforms.
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Argentina needs reforms even more than the IMF’s money
Buenos Aires must take a sustained path of economic reform or face an uncertain future with prolonged misery, social hardship, and continued decline.
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January 15, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Despite the resumption of its IMF program, Argentina is unlikely to exit its crisis unless there is a broad consensus on reforms.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
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The friendship between Christine Lagarde and Wolfgang Schäuble has been important in so many ways, including when hard decisions had to be taken on the IMF’s role during the Euro crisis. This article is a beautiful tribute to their relationship.
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Tribute article on Wolfgang Schäuble for Die Zeit
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purch...
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January 3, 2024 at 5:44 PM
The friendship between Christine Lagarde and Wolfgang Schäuble has been important in so many ways, including when hard decisions had to be taken on the IMF’s role during the Euro crisis. This article is a beautiful tribute to their relationship.
www.ecb.europa.eu//press/inter...
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