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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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December 21, 2009
China
The Decade’s Top Ten Game-Changers in U.S.-China Relations
It’s the end of the year, and end of a decade, and we here at Asia Unbound are not immune to the easy lure of the “Top Ten” list. OK, it’s not the Top Ten “Accidental Celebrities” or “Cultural Momen…
December 23, 2010
The World Next Year
Bob McMahon and I sat down for our usual weekly podcast session but with a twist. Rather than discussing what’s on the horizon for next week, we talked about how things look to be shaping up for 20…
February 28, 2011
Defense and Security
TWE Quick Takes: No Oscar for "Killing in the Name"
Ashraf Al-Khaled (L) and Carie Lemack of the film nominated for best short documentary, "Killing in the Name," arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards. (Lucy Nicholson/courtesy Reuters) I forced myself to…
April 15, 2011
Fossil Fuels
Some Thoughts on the Howarth Shale Gas Paper
A new paper by Cornell’s Robert Howarth, which claims that shale gas is worse for greenhouse gas emissions than coal, has been getting a lot of attention in the popular press. Howarth’s basic questio…
July 8, 2011
Climate Change
The Peer Review Fetish
The following statement in a ClimateProgress post this past weekend jumped out at me: “Peer review is the basis of modern scientific endeavour.” This strikes me as an accurate reflection of the way…