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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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December 29, 2015
Politics and Government
Ten American Foreign Policy Influentials Who Died in 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year.
January 30, 2006
Emerging Markets
It is hard to bet on curve flattening when the curve is already flat
Or spread compression when spreads have already compressed. As David Altig kindly noted, I was quoted in Clint Riley's Wall Street Journal story about the impact of a flat yield curve on bank earning…
May 28, 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Push for a Global Clean Energy Transition Can Start in Africa
The new US Climate Finance Plan aims to double contributions to climate funding for developing countries. A renewed emphasis on emerging economies is good news for the climate -- but in presenting support as “protecting the world’s poorest” and helping “communities in need,” the Plan reflects old thinking.
July 16, 2019
Cybersecurity
Building Resilience in the Fifth Domain
The time for new cyber strategies is over. The United States should work to achieve "cyber resilience," in which we actively manage the risk posed by even the most persistent nation-state actors.
February 10, 2014
Fossil Fuels
Is U.S. Fossil Fuel Policy Keeping Millions Poor?
Is the U.S. government keeping tens of millions of people poor by focusing its development assistance on renewables rather than gas and coal? It’s a critical question – particularly as the United Sta…
