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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 2, 2012
Politics and Government
Hola, Enrique Peña Nieto: President-Elect of Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto had a very good weekend. While Americans were grumbling about record-breaking heat and residents of Washington, D.C., were learning to live without air conditioning because powerfu…
December 1, 2017
Political History and Theory
Ten Historical Anniversaries of Note in 2018
As 2017 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2018.
November 9, 2009
China
China’s ’Green Sputnik’?
Last month I testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in Washington, D.C. The commission, which is co-chaired by Senator Byron L. Dorgan and Representative Sander M. Levin, mo…
July 3, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Chesapeake Energy’s 1 Percent Tax Rate
Over its 23-year history, Chesapeake Energy has paid taxes that amount to only 1 percent of its pretax profits (Bloomberg). The company—a leader in shale gas development—has benefited from a century-…
February 23, 2011
China
Libya: China’s New Middle East Conundrum
A man is arrested by police in front of the Peace Cinema, where internet social networks were calling to join a "Jasmine Revolution" protest, in downtown Shanghai on February 20, 2011. (Carlos Barria…
