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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 27, 2011
Ten Whats With...Laurie Garrett
Laurie Garrett. Courtesy of Laurie Garrett. Laurie Garrett is a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Ms. Garrett is the only writer ever to have been aw…
January 19, 2016
You Might Have Missed: Academic Journals IV
This is the fourth blog post in this series. The previous three were published in February, July, and October 2015, and highlight earlier academic findings. Cullen S. Hendriz, “A House Divided: Thr…
July 14, 2015
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2016: Governor Chris Christie, GOP Presidential Candidate
One hundred and three years have passed since the last time a sitting New Jersey governor was elected president. Current New Jersey Governor Chris Christie hopes to break that streak. He announced tw…
January 23, 2013
Conflict Prevention
Ask the Experts: Social Media and Conflict Prevention
An increasing number of policymakers and think-tank residents are championing the power of social media and big data to pressure governments, empower civil society, deter human rights abuses through …
March 8, 2009
Financial Markets
The shadow financial system – as illustrated in three new papers that cut through the London fog
Gordon Brown wants to shine a bit more light on the shadow financial system (hat tip IPEZone). One plank of his G-20 action plan is: "reform of international regulation to close regulatory gaps so …