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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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August 7, 2019
Climate Change
Sunk Coast Fallacy: How Island Nations Should Approach Climate Diplomacy
Pacific island nations under threat from rising sea levels can translate geopolitical competition in the region into climate action.
August 20, 2019
Energy and Climate Policy
Electricity as Coercion: Is There a Risk of Strategic Denial of Service?
This guest post is co-authored by Joshua Busby, associate professor of public affairs at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the LBJ School at the University of Texas a…
July 18, 2019
Development
Development Turns Competitive With Mixed Results
A vast gulf remains between development financing and development goals. International competition could help bridge that gap, but has produced mixed results to date.
January 6, 2015
Five Reasons for Slow Growth
A remarkable pattern has emerged since the 2008 global financial crisis: Governments, central banks, and international financial institutions have consistently had to revise their growth forecasts do…
July 15, 2014
Israel
On the Death of a Friend in Israel
On the Death of a Friend in Israel My friend Elhanan Harlev died on July 1st after a long illness. We had an odd friendship. He was an Israeli by way of Germany and Argentina. I am a kid from Long I…
