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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 14, 2019
Syria
The United States Is Done Caring About Syria
A major new report about the Syrian war raises the question of whether Washington ever cared about it in the first place.
February 13, 2007
United States
The 2006 trade data
It seems to me that there are at least three big stories in the US trade data, maybe four or five ...The first is that US exports grew quite strongly in 2006. And goods exports outperformed services…
September 10, 2004
Economics
New Economic Groups Needed to Replace Increasingly Obsolete G7, Concludes New Report on Economic and Financial Cooperation
September 10, 2004—The current structure for international economic and financial coordination is inadequate and needs fixing, including replacing an increasingly obsolete G7 with several new interna…
March 28, 2013
Europe
Cyprus Reopens for Business: Now What?
The banks in Cyprus reopened today, with severe capital controls in place. Withdrawals by residents are limited to €300 per day; local businesses are limited to a maximum of €5,000 per day. Cross-…
February 8, 2013
United States
You Might Have Missed: Drone Strikes, Civilian Casualties, and John Brennan
Dianne Feinstein, Opening Remarks at the Senate Intelligence Committee Confirmation Hearing for John Brennan, February 7, 2013. I’ve… been attempting to speak publicly about the very low number of c…
