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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 30, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kidnapping, Ransoms, and the Sahel
Rukmini Callimachi has a chilling story on the front page of today’s New York Times, “Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror.” It is a must-read. The story is based on a wide range of intervie…
December 11, 2019
China
Yes, Virginia, China Is Exporting Its Model
Last week I took part in a debate at CSIS on the topic of whether China seeks to export its development model. For me, the answer to this question is self-evident: of course it does. Yet as I prepar…
November 14, 2016
Global
Robots and the Future of Jobs: The Economic Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Experts consider the economic effects of artificial intelligence.
December 13, 2022
Economics
Prospects and Consequences of China’s Economic Slowdown
Panelists discuss the cost of China’s zero-COVID policy, the country’s dwindling economic growth, and the consequences of China’s economic slowdown at home and on its international economic relations…
January 12, 2011
Fossil Fuels
Why Are Oil Prices So Volatile?
Oil prices are up again today. What’s going on? A look at history gives some interesting insights. Eyal Dvir (Boston College) and Ken Rogoff (Harvard) have a very interesting working paper that trie…
December 29, 2016
Heads of State and Government
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2016
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
