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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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July 24, 2023
United States
Why Washington Should Give Up the World Bank Presidency
To boost the Bretton Woods institutions, and parry challenges from Beijing, Washington should give up the World Bank presidency.
April 25, 2018
Canada
Toronto Shows What Better Police Training Looks Like
When Constable Ken Lam confronted Alek Minassian, suspected of driving through dozens of pedestrians on Yonge Street in Toronto on April 23, he had his gun drawn and sirens blaring. According to the New York Times, the constable successfully arrested Minassian without firing a shot.
May 30, 2018
North Korea
U.S.-North Korea Diplomacy: Where Do We Stand?
Following the rollercoaster ride that has accompanied scheduling of an on-again, off-again summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, where do we actually stand in terms of defining a convergence o…
May 2, 2017
China
Why Hollywood Needs More Than Just “Chinese Ingredients”
Larry Hong is an intern in the Asia program at the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior at Columbia University. This is the second post in his three-part series on the relationship between Holly…
October 18, 2018
Development
Africa Near the Bottom of World Bank's New Human Capital Index
The World Bank has recently released its Human Capital Index, part of the Human Capital Project. The index seeks to measure how much economic productivity per capita is being lost because of underinvestment in human capital.
