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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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August 21, 2015
China
This Week in Markets in Democracy: What We Are Reading
This Week in Markets and Democracy will return on August 28. Until then, here is what CSMD is reading this week. The World Economic Forum identifies ten trends that will shape the future role of civ…
October 14, 2016
Emerging Markets
Splitting out Emerging Economies Changes the Picture on Global Trade
The Financial Times’ Big Read feature on hidden trade barriers included a chart showing the growth in trade relative to the growth of the world economy. The graph showed, accurately, that trade is no…
November 5, 2014
India
What a Republican-Controlled Senate Means for India
With the midterm elections in the United States decisively giving the Republican Party control of the Senate, and a stronger showing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, speculation…
May 2, 2019
China
China Never Stopped Managing its Trade
So long as the bulk of China's imports from the United States (and many others) are bought by state firms, China has the ability to manage its trade. The management isn't new. What's new is Trump's i…
January 11, 2011
Asia
The Death of Vang Pao
Shawn Xiong and thousands of Hmong protest the case against Gen. Vang Pao in Sacramento, California May 11, 2009. (Max Whittaker/Courtesy Reuters) Last week, Vang Pao, who led the Hmong forces in th…
