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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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October 28, 2011
Americas
Read of the Week: the Uphill Battle Against Money Laundering
Bundles of confiscated drug money worth two million euros ($2.7 million) are displayed at a police headquarters in Madrid January 18, 2011. (Andrea Comas/Courtesy Reuters) On Tuesday, the UN Office …
November 10, 2011
China
The Scope of the Problem: How Much Does Cyber Espionage Cost the United States?
Abacus. (Andreas Rodler/Courtesy Flickr) There was an important point in last week’s report on foreign economic collection and industrial espionage that I did not have a chance to get to in my origi…
February 17, 2012
Education
Competitiveness: How the United States Lost its Way
While it’s only February, I feel safe in making the following prediction: the new issue of the Harvard Business Review contains the most important thinking on the issue of U.S. competitiveness that w…
July 12, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Syria’s Defections and Diplomacy, Egypt’s Power Struggles
Significant Middle East Developments Syria. UN Security Council members today began discussing a draft resolution on Syria in New York. Russia and the Western nations on the 15-member council have d…
February 7, 2013
International Law
“Smuggler Nation”: America’s Illicit History Exposed
Smuggling may not be the world’s oldest profession, but it must rank a close second. For as long as political authorities have sought to control borders, criminal networks have tried to circumvent th…
