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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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June 9, 2014
Politics and Government
Hello (Ahlan), Abdul Fattah al-Sisi: President of Egypt
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took the oath of office as Egypt’s new president yesterday. He succeeded the interim president, Adly Mansour. And who appointed Mansour? Why, Sisi himself after he and the Egypt…
March 13, 2013
Defense and Security
Worldwide Threats Briefing Highlights
Yesterday, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) held its annual open hearing on “National Security Threats to the United States.” First started in 1994, the hearing is the rare instance…
January 18, 2008
Monetary Policy
The new (financial) world order
In 2007: China’s government added $430b to its foreign exchange reserves. Russia’s government added $150b to its foreign exchange reserves. China’s state banks likely - this is the only…
April 6, 2008
Financial Markets
Just how much money do sovereign wealth funds have?
A ton, according to Morgan Stanley’s Stephen Jen and a host of Wall Street investment banks Not all that much, according to Milken Institute’s Christopher Balding (as reported by Bob Davis in the Wa…
December 30, 2005
Economics
Things I got wrong in 2005
Alas, this list is rather long. There is a reason why Mike Dooley ended the first segment of our Econoblog debate by noting that he had been right (and I and other worry warts had been wrong) for 2…