Paul Tucker is a 33-year veteran of the Bank of England, where among other positions, he served as both a member and deputy governor of the Monetary Policy Committee. Currently, Paul is a research fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard. He is also a returning guest to the podcast, and rejoins Macro Musings to talk about his new book, *Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World.* Specifically, David and Paul also discuss China's push for reserve currency status, how to sell international legitimacy to the general public, the geopolitical advantage of trade deals, and much more. Transcript for the episode can be found here. Paul's Harvard profile Paul's website David's Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings Click here for the latest Macro Musings episodes sent straight to your inbox! Check out our new Macro Musings merch here! Related Links: *Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order* by Paul Tucker *Unelected Power: The Quest for Legitimacy in Central Banking and the Regulatory State* by Paul Tucker *Quantitative Easing, Monetary Policy Implementation, and the Public Finances* by Paul Tucker *Biden Needs Allies to Keep China and Russia in Check. Here's How to Do it.* by Sebastian Mallaby

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