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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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September 9, 2011
United States
Reads of the Week: Extortion vs. Drug-Trafficking in Mexico, New Reports on U.S. Drug Use and Competitiveness in Latin America
A general view of Sao Paulo, the biggest Latin American city (Paolo Whitaker/Courtesy Reuters). A new piece by Eduardo Guerrero in Nexos looks at the growing problem of extortion in Mexico. Differen…
June 23, 2011
Political Movements
Eni Enrico Mattei Chair in Middle East and Africa Studies: The Arab Uprisings: Initial Observations
The Eni Enrico Mattei Chair in Middle East and Africa Studies was established in 2009 through a generous gift from Eni and was named in honor of Eni's founder, Enrico Mattei, who played a signific…
June 23, 2011
Political Movements
The Arab Uprisings: Initial Observations
CFR's Robert Danin details the causes that sparked the Arab Spring and projects what the outcome from these uprisings may be.
July 12, 2007
United States
The Shifting Capital of Capital
New York remains a global heavyweight in financial services, but markets in London and East Asia are gaining strength and posing a serious challenge to the Big Apple.
March 15, 2007
United States
Capital inflows to the US resumed in January …
That shouldn't be a total surprise. You cannot run a $850-860b current account deficit for long if you cannot borrow from the world. December's roughly $15b net outflows simply wasn't sustainable…