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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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February 14, 2024
United States
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago discusses the U.S. economy and monetary policy. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world’s foremost economic…
December 27, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
Artificial intelligence breakthroughs promise unprecedented opportunity but also economic, political, and social disruption. Experts say AI needs oversight to ensure the changes it engenders are for …
December 1, 2023
United States
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2024
As 2023 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2024.
November 27, 2023
China
Delay in China’s Annual Fall Party Plenum Meeting: A Sign of Deepening Institutional Erosion?
Failure to designate a date for an important upcoming Chinese Communist Party event suggests China's reform-era political institutions and practices may be eroding yet further under Xi Jinping’s incr…
January 22, 2024
Economics
An SDR-Linked Bond Can Strengthen the Finances of the World Bank Group
SDR-denominated bonds have the potential to significantly strengthen the balance sheet of both the IBRD (The World Bank) and IDA, freeing up cash and helping both institutions deliver on their mandat…
September 7, 2023
North Korea
India’s G20 Summit, 9/11 in Chile and the U.S., Kim Jong Un and Putin Draw Closer, and More
Leaders of major global economies meet in New Delhi, India for the annual Group of Twenty (G20) summit to solve the most pressing economic challenges; on September 11th, Chile marks fifty years since…
December 22, 2023
Venezuela
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate
Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.
February 28, 2024
Trade
World Economic Update
The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their i…
January 5, 2024
United States
Campaign Roundup: The Third Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Americans are divided over the meaning of January 6.
August 16, 2023
United States
Does Fitch’s Downgrade of U.S. Debt Really Matter?
The ratings agency’s decision will have no consequences for the U.S. dollar’s global role, but it highlights the country’s darkening fiscal outlook and governance challenges.
