Cast of Characters
| Joaquín Almunia |
| European Union competition commissioner—Caught in a tug of war with German authorities over the future of the landesbanks. |
| Gunnar Andersen |
| Head of Iceland’s banking regulator since April 2009 |
| Árni Páll Árnason |
| Iceland’s economy minister since September 2010 |
| Sheila Bair |
| Chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 2006–2011—She fought to restrict the use of taxpayer money for the rescue of failing banks and advocated stronger rules to prevent new zombies. |
| John Bruton |
| Ireland’s prime minister 1994–1997, EU’s ambassador to the United States 2004–2009 |
| Joan Burton |
| Ireland’s social protection minister since March 2011—While she was in opposition prior to that, vocal critic of the previous government’s lenience toward ... |
