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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 7, 2007
Emerging Markets
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority secrets revealed …
Thanks to Henny Sender of the Wall Street Journal. One reason why the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has gotten so big so fast is that it had (and still has) a lot of money invested in emer…
August 7, 2008
Financial Markets
Abu Dhabi wants to make airplanes ... and it has a sovereign fund available to help make it happen
Airbus is looking to source more parts (and produce more) in the dollar zone. Selling a product denominated in dollars with a euro cost structure isn’t currently a recipe for enormous profits. Chi…
January 22, 2024
United States
Responsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading System
The United States needs to convince holdouts such as India to support the concept of plurilateralism.
May 24, 2019
Islamic State
Where Exactly is the Islamic State in West Africa?
The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) claimed a May 16 attack near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing more than 20 soldiers not far from the Malian border. In March it issued a photo of its members in Burkina Faso and in April it claimed an attack on a militia in Mali. But, it is not clear that the ISWA group based primarily in Nigeria is behind those attacks.
October 20, 2017
Niger
U.S. Casualties in the Sahel Highlight Jihadi Persistence
The American military presence in Niger is attracting increasing attention in the United States following an ambush that killed four American soldiers. The tone of President Donald Trump’s condolence…
December 29, 2023
2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
