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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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November 14, 2013
The World Next Week: Iran Talks Resume in Geneva, Chile Votes for President, and New Space Missions Launch
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the ongoing Iranian nuclear negotiations, the Chilean presidential election, and the space missions launching next week. [audio: http:/…
December 29, 2021
2021 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2021
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
April 7, 2011
Economics
Reviving Competition in Mexico’s Economy
In trying to explain why Mexico isn’t growing quickly, or "why it isn’t rich" as Gordon Hanson puts it in a great paper, there is much talk about economic concentration -- the monopolies and oligopol…
December 29, 2016
Heads of State and Government
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2016
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
January 19, 2010
Economics
Chile Votes for Change
Despite the calm, Chile’s presidential election Sunday was one of the transformative political moments in Latin America in recent years. Chile has transitioned toward a more pluralistic democracy and…
