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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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August 5, 2007
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Taxing the kings of private equity like the rest of us
Cheers to the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Economist, Charlie Rangel, Robert Rubin, Alan Blinder, Paul Krugman, Warren Buffet (I think it is implied here), Bill Gross, Greg Mankiw (extr…
January 17, 2018
U.S. Congress
Ed Royce, Champion of Africa in the U.S. House, Will not Run for Reelection
This is a guest blog post by Anthony Carroll. Anthony is founding director of Acorus Capital, a private equity fund investing in Africa, and a vice president of Manchester Trade Limited, an internati…
March 6, 2013
Education
National Security and National Unity: A Case for Compulsory Service
This guest post is by Curtis Valentine, a Term Member with the Council on Foreign Relations and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (South Africa 2001-2003) The continuous debates over domestic issues …
September 24, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: Anglican Archbishop Joins Ranks of the Kidnapped in Nigeria
Kidnapping of prominent persons for ransom is so common in southern Nigeria that according to the Economist, the press largely ignores it unless the victim is especially prominent. Last year, the mot…
February 24, 2020
China
African Students in Wuhan Confront Staying Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Almost 5,000 African students study in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. To date, health officials reported over 2,000 deaths and more than 70,000 infections across mainland China. In response, many governments have moved to evacuate their citizens from Hubei province, where Wuhan is. China is Africa's most important trading partner, and African governments are concerned about the coronavirus spreading to the continent.
