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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, 2009
Economic Crises
Improving Resolution Options for Systemically Relevant Financial Institutions
Overview There are critical holes in the existing regulatory framework for handling large complex financial institutions that become impaired. This uncertainty makes it difficult for regulators to…
October 21, 2022
COVID-19
Preventing and Preparing for Pandemics With Zoonotic Origins
Every viral pandemic since 1900 has been the result of spillover from animals to humans. Public health systems should take the steps outlined by Jay Varma and Neil Vora to limit the potential for spi…
December 8, 2016
Conflict Prevention
Preventive Priorities Survey: 2017
A serious military confrontation between Russia and a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state or a severe crisis in North Korea are among top international concerns for 2017 cited by a…
September 8, 2009
Economic Crises
The Gloomy Prospects for World Growth
Overview In this Center for Geoeconomic Studies Working Paper, Steven Dunaway argues that the outlook for recovery and growth in the world economy at this juncture appears rather gloomy. Lasting a…
March 13, 2001
Agricultural Policy
Trade, Science, and Genetically Modified Foods
Read an excerpt of "Trade, Science, and Genetically Modified Foods." Overview The scientific breakthrough of genetically modified (GM) food has generated enormous political controversy while de…