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Extraction Summary
6
People
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Organizations
10
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Article / book review / interview transcript (part of house oversight evidence)
File Size:
2.34 MB
Summary
This document is a page from a House Oversight evidence dump (marked 029556) detailing the views of former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. The text summarizes Keating's book and opinions on the 2008 financial crisis, the necessity for Australia to integrate with East Asia, the flaws of the Eurozone currency, and geopolitical blunders regarding Russia. Notably, Keating explicitly blames Bill Clinton for NATO expansion causing friction with Russia and Alan Greenspan for the 2008 financial collapse.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Paul Keating | Former Australian Prime Minister / Author |
Subject of the text; discussing his book and views on global economics and geopolitics.
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| John Howard | Former Australian Prime Minister |
Mentioned as having dismissed the proposition of Australia becoming a republic.
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| François Mitterrand | Former President of France |
Mentioned as wanting weaker economies in the Eurozone to balance a unified Germany.
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| Vladimir Putin | Leader of Russia |
Keating suggests US policy created him by pushing aside Russian liberals.
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| Bill Clinton | Former US President |
Keating points the finger at him regarding the expansion of NATO and relations with Russia.
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| Alan Greenspan | Former US Federal Reserve Chief |
Keating states he must bear a fair amount of responsibility for the 2008 financial crisis.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NATO |
Discussed regarding its 1990s expansion to the Russian border.
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| US Federal Reserve |
Mentioned in relation to Alan Greenspan.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (10)
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Primary focus of Keating's economic advice.
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Region Keating believes Australia must integrate with culturally.
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Discussed regarding economic growth and global imbalances.
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Discussed regarding savings rates, GDP, and foreign policy.
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Discussed regarding the Euro and political structure.
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Mentioned as a core Euro nation.
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Mentioned as a core Euro nation.
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Mentioned as core Euro nations.
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Mentioned as a country that should not have been allowed into the Euro.
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Discussed regarding NATO expansion and post-Cold War order.
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Relationships (4)
Keating points the finger at Bill Clinton for responsible for NATO expansion issues.
Keating says Greenspan must bear responsibility for the 2008 crisis.
Howard dismissed the republic proposition that Keating supports.
Mitterrand wanted weaker economies in the Euro because they weren't ready to sit beside the German unified state without friends.
Key Quotes (5)
"The problem is we have a single currency without a political union and without a fiscal union."Source
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"In a sense the US has created Vladimir Putin."Source
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Quote #2
"China has built huge foreign exchange reserves by exporting too much and America, in turn, is saving too little."Source
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Quote #3
"Sensible policy would have included a place for Russia in the new world order."Source
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Quote #4
"Cultural transformation is the key for us."Source
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Quote #5
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