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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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June 8, 2005
Economics
Should the world finance the World Bank rather than the United States
Note: Title credit goes to Jeff Frankel, who moderated a panel I participated on.Paul Wolfowitz just took over at the World Bank. He already seems to have indicated that is not going to follow Desmo…
December 1, 2008
Human Rights
Pass FTA and amend Plan Colombia, from the Washington Times
It has been two years since the United States and Colombia signed a free trade agreement, and it still has not been approved by Congress, in part due to concerns over Colombia’s human rights record. …
May 19, 2010
Energy and Climate Policy
What the PA-12 Special Election Says About Cap and Trade
The special election to replace the late Rep. John Murtha (D) was, as Politico notes, the only House race last night that really matterered to both parties. Democrat Mark Critz decisively beat Republ…
December 9, 2010
Politics and Government
TWE Quick Takes
Cold weather and high winds yesterday along the New York-Washington corridor played havoc with my travel schedule. One benefit of the travel delay was that I caught up on some reading. Three piec…
July 26, 2011
International Organizations
Catastrophe in the Horn: Causes and Responses
Newly arrived Somali refugees sit in the open as they await medical examinations for their children at the Dadaab refugee camp, near the Kenya-Somalia border (STR New/ Courtesy Reuters). The area st…
