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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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October 3, 2018
India
Three Problems with India’s Draft Data Protection Bill
India is attempting to create a complex new legal framework for data protection faster than it took Europe to craft the General Data Protection Regulation. As a result, problems will invariably crop …
June 7, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Land "Expropriation Bill"
There is less than meets the eye to the South African parliament’s passage at the end of May of a land reform bill, called the “Expropriation Bill.” Ostensibly, the new legislation has some similarit…
June 7, 2024
Digital Policy
Cyber Week in Review: June 7, 2024
DOJ and FTC reach deal on AI investigation; Hackers send zero-click through TikTok; Study on 2020 election misinformation released; Microsoft says Russia targeting Paris Olympics; YouTube tightens co…
June 19, 2007
Monetary Policy
The T-Bill conundrum
10 year Treasuries -- and other long-dated Treasury notes -- usually yield more than short-term instruments. One widely cited explanation for the fact that until recently longer-term rates were wel…
May 31, 2024
Social Issues
Women This Week: Melinda Gates to Spend $1 Billion to Advance Women’s Issues
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 25 to May 31.
July 20, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: Report on the Petroleum Industry Bill
A man arranges Agip drums at an oil station and depot in Nigeria's capital Abuja. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) Aaron Sayne, a consultant for the Revenue Watch Institute, has published policy r…
