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Introduction
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…
November 8, 2002
GlobalFull text and an Executive Summary of “Threats to Democracy: Prevention and Response” November 8, 2002 – Democratic governments, international organizations and NGOs have responded poorly and ofte…
March 31, 2004
Defense and SecurityWritten Testimony before a hearing of theSubcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representativeson“A Review to Assess Progress with the B…
December 2, 2005
Terrorism and Counterterrorism“Year of Africa” Provides Opportunity to Go Beyond Feel-Good HumanitarianismDecember 4, 2005—2005 was the “year of Africa,” with world summits and rock stars focused on the plight of the continent. B…
May 25, 2006
United StatesIncidentally, I am not the only one who thinks that the US current account deficit is heading toward a trillion. The OECD now forecasts $965b current account deficit in 2006 (7.2% of GDP), and $107…
June 8, 2006
Monetary PolicyI have been wrong about enough things that it is nice to be right (or at least sort of right) about something. Particularly if it is something that I discovered as a result of a lot of sleuthing thr…