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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 28, 2007
Iraq
The Iraq Data Debate: Civilian Casualties from 2006 to 2007
Gen. David Petraeus’ assertions about falling casualties in Iraq are supported by a range of objective sources. But his testimony to Congress does not establish whether the decline is attributable to…
June 8, 2008
Financial Markets
Ken Rogoff is also confused by the US policy towards dollar pegs
It is nice to be in good company. Ken Rogoff is as confused by US policy toward dollar pegs as I am. Rogoff: Does it make sense for the United States Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to be tourin…
October 7, 2009
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Education System and Links to Extremism
Pakistan’s poor public education system has been exploited by extremist groups and slowed the country’s development. Analysts say education reform is an essential element in stabilizing the country.
March 22, 2011
Myanmar
Burma and FIFA: A Match Made in…
A couple walks below a welcome board for FIFA President Sepp Blatter outside the Myanmar Football Federation in Yangon March 14, 2011. (Soe Zeya Tun/Courtesy Reuters) Over on the Financial Times’ B…
April 22, 2011
Defense and Security
Friday File: The Globe Warms and the People Chill
A male polar bear waits for an ice sheet to form to allow migration in an area about 300km north of Churchill, Canada on November 17, 2009. (Iain D. Williams/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. Tod…
