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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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July 2, 2012
Politics and Government
Hola, Enrique Peña Nieto: President-Elect of Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto had a very good weekend. While Americans were grumbling about record-breaking heat and residents of Washington, D.C., were learning to live without air conditioning because powerfu…
December 30, 2013
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Remembering Ten World Figures Who Died in 2013
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
January 30, 2007
Financial Markets
Hey big spender (or why conservation is perhaps a bit more than just a personal virtue) ….
In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices. The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …
December 9, 2011
Middle East Matters This Week: Syria Stonewalls and Iran Accuses
Anti-government protesters pray next to the bodies of people who were among the Sunni Muslims killed on Wednesday, in Hula near Homs November 2, 2011. Syrian activists said on Wednesday that security…
June 29, 2012
Economics
What to Expect From Mexico’s Election
In anticipation of Mexico’s election this weekend, I spoke with Brianna Lee, a production editor at CFR.org, about the candidates, the most likely outcome, and the issues that the winner will have to…
