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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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October 19, 2006
China
The Economist v. Nick Lardy
China’s goods and services trade surplus is set to increase from $50b in 2004 to $185b in 2006. China’s current account surplus is set to rise from around 3-4% of China’s 2004 GDP to around 9% of it…
March 28, 2014
North Korea
Bruce Bechtol: Nukes Aren’t the Only Weapons in North Korea
Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., is associate professor of political science at Angelo State University and president of the International Council on Korean Studies. His is the author of North Korea and Regio…
January 4, 2024
United States
The President’s Inbox Recap: Far-Right Terrorism
Far-right extremist violence threatens American democracy.
April 30, 2014
United States
“Still Ours to Lead:” Bruce Jones Explains Why the World Still Looks to the United States
Manifestoes about U.S. “decline,” have become a publishing juggernaut. But this literature is demolished in a beautifully written, persuasive new book from Bruce Jones, the Brookings Institution seni…
June 1, 2007
China
The World Banks shows just how a large a policy shift Martin Wolf (and Nick Lardy) are proposing for China
The World Bank estimates that net exports contributed 3.3 percentage points to China’s growth in q1, “broadly the same as in the second half of 2006 and higher than expected.” And from the accompany…
November 8, 2023
China
The President’s Inbox Recap: Demography and World Power
A country’s demography can expand or constrain its policy options.
