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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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May 30, 2005
United States
Memo to Kirstof: China has some responsibility for global imbalances too
Nick Kristof accuses the US -- Democrats in Congress in particular -- of scapegoating China, and blaming China for global economic problems (more accurately, the risk of global economic problems) tha…
April 6, 2009
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Side-By-Side with the Depression
The current downturn is now sharper than most post-war recessions. Comparisons with the depression are rising, but there are important differences too. The policy response has been quicker this tim…
May 3, 2010
Regional Organizations
Just How "Central" is ASEAN, Anyway?
Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Francis R. Malasig/Pool The Australian National University’s East Asia Forum has reprinted a fascinating speech by the talented Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Ass…
July 7, 2010
China
Too Quick to Count Obama Out In Asia
Jim Young/Courtesy Reuters "How Obama Lost His Asian Friends" is the clever title of my colleague Josh Kurlantzick’s cover story in this week’s Newsweek. The catchy title and the thrust of the artic…
January 4, 2011
Dangers and Ditches
Young returnees from north Sudan smile in Aweil. (Goran Tomasevic/courtesy Reuters) CFR’s Center for Preventive Action (CPA) recently asked a wide range of government officials, academics, and think…
