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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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July 11, 2017
Fossil Fuels
Using External Breakeven Prices to Track Vulnerabilities in Oil-Exporting Countries
The best single measure of the resilience of an oil- or gas-exporting economy in the face of swings in the global oil price is its external breakeven price: the oil price that covers its import bill…
July 11, 2017
Energy and Environment
Interactive: Oil Exporters' External Breakeven Prices
The 2014 fall in global oil prices, from over $100 a barrel to around $50 a barrel, reduced the export proceeds of the world’s main oil- and gas-exporting economies by about $1 trillion. After a deca…
January 1, 1999
Space
Space, Commerce, and National Security
Overview Throughout the past decade, space has become increasingly important to all aspects of American life. The information revolution now transforming both private activity and global commerce …
January 8, 2009
North Korea
Can the United States Cause the Collapse of North Korea? Should We Try?
In this brief analysis, I attempt to answer two questions: Can the United States cause the collapse of North Korea? Should we try? I have proceeded under the assumption that the answer t…
October 28, 2022
Wars and Conflict
Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias
Teaching Notes for Toxic Politics, authored by CFR Senior Fellow Yanzhong Huang, discuss how China’s environmental crisis is undermining public health and becoming an Achilles heel in its reemergence as a global power.
