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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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September 16, 2008
Financial Markets
Lehman v Argentina
I am guilty of instinctively comparing large defaults to the Argentina’s default. That is the largest default that I know well. And Lehman qualifies as a large default. John Jansen reports one …
March 21, 2024
United States
CFR Welcomes Steven Bennett as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) welcomes Steven Bennett as executive vice president and chief administrative officer, where he will work on strategic, financial, and management issues. Bennett…
September 14, 2018
Financial Markets
The Dangerous Myth We Still Believe About the Lehman Brothers Bust
The new consensus about the cause of the 2008 financial crisis is seductive — and misleading. Sebastian Mallaby presents an alternative opinion.
March 20, 2024
China
CFR Welcomes Sue Mi Terry and Rush Doshi as Asia Fellows
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) welcomes Sue Mi Terry and Rush Doshi to the David Rockefeller Studies Program. Terry will be joining CFR on March 25 as a senior fellow for Korea studies bas…
May 10, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Brookings Maps U.S. Manufacturing
The Brookings Institution released a comprehensive report on the geography of U.S. manufacturing and found that different areas specialize in different sectors. Almost 95 percent of very high-tech an…
November 7, 2016
Wars and Conflict
How Everything Became War: A Conversation With Rosa Brooks
I was lucky enough to speak with Rosa Brooks about her recent book, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales From the Pentagon. Rosa is law professor at Georgetown Universi…
February 13, 2024
China
Does Evergrande’s Collapse Threaten China’s Economy?
A court in Hong Kong has ordered the liquidation of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group, once the world’s largest real estate company. The failure could pose obstacles to China’s economic rec…