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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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December 13, 2007
United States
Richard Iley on the US current account deficit
Richard IleyBrad Setser: Richard Iley of BNP Paribas – the author, with Mervyn Lewis, of a new book on the US current account deficit --- doesn’t see the world quite the way I do. I put a l…
December 15, 2015
Global
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.
July 2, 2014
Japan
Reinterpreting Japan’s Constitution
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed a reinterpretation of Japan’s postwar constitution to allow the military to use force alongside other national militaries, a right that postwar Japanese leaders…
March 29, 2013
Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: Drone Secrets, Noise, and Civil Liberties
Jameel Jaffer, “The Drone Secrets We Should See,” Politico, March 29, 2013. The administration owes the public a fuller account of the program. It should begin by releasing the legal memos that supp…
April 2, 2012
Fossil Fuels
Guest Post: IHS Author Defends Study on the Volcker Rule
In a post last Thursday, I identified four reasons for skepticism about a new IHS report that estimated the impact on energy markets of the currently proposed implementation of the Volcker rule. Kurt…