Scott B. MacDonald is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Research at MC Asset Management Holdings, LLC, based in Stamford, Connecticut. He has also held positions at Aladdin Capital Holdings, KWR international, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Credit Suisse and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C. In addition to these positions, he was an adjunct professor in Political Science at the University of Connecticut's Stamford campus. His numerous books include European Destiny, Atlantic Transformations; A History of Credit and Power in the Western World; and Asia's Rise...