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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 16, 2017
China
Chinese Investment in Critical U.S. Technology: Risks to U.S. Security Interests
To counter security threats of Chinese investment in U.S. critical technology, policymakers should boost innovation in the U.S. economy as a way to maintain a technological edge rather than seek to block or restrict Chinese investment or to limit the export of certain technologies.
July 11, 2017
Fossil Fuels
Using External Breakeven Prices to Track Vulnerabilities in Oil-Exporting Countries
The best single measure of the resilience of an oil- or gas-exporting economy in the face of swings in the global oil price is its external breakeven price: the oil price that covers its import bill…
June 1, 2017
Development
Building Inclusive Economies
Given the strong evidence of the returns on women’s economic inclusion, this issue merits a higher place on the U.S. economic and foreign policy agenda. The Donald J. Trump administration should build on recent reforms to promote inclusive economies and launch an effort to address legal barriers to women’s economic participation; increase access to capital, especially among small- and medium-sized enterprises; catalyze investment in women; promote technology and innovation; and support research and data collection in this area.
May 24, 2017
Technology and Innovation
Harnessing International Cooperation to Advance Energy Innovation
On March 29 and 30, the Council on Foreign Relations convened a workshop in New York to explore how international cooperation can accelerate energy innovation. The workshop, hosted by Douglas Dillon …
March 24, 2017
Brazil
What U.S. Policymakers Can Learn From Brazil’s Anticorruption Gains
Brazil's path holds important lessons for how U.S. policymakers might assist other countries in their fight against corruption.
