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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 2, 2007
China
China: selling Treasuries and buying yen? What do we know about how China manages its foreign assets?
Put the latest from Stratfor and Yves Smith (Naked Capitalism) together, and it seems like China may be scaling back on its holdings of US treasuries in order to buy yen. Stratfor hints that China m…
May 5, 2015
Politics and Government
Campaign 2016: Mike Huckabee, GOP Presidential Candidate
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is taking that age old advice to heart. Back in 2008 he did surprisingly well in the GOP nominating race, despite…
December 20, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters’ Ten Most Significant Developments of 2012
Here it is: the second annual Middle East Matters year-end roundup listing the ten most significant Middle East developments of 2012. Since this blog focuses on the interplay between U.S. policy and …
April 30, 2015
Vietnam
The Vietnam War in Forty Quotes
Last month, I did a series of posts commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of U.S. combat troops in Vietnam on March 8, 1965. Today marks another significant date in the Vietnam War: t…
March 29, 2006
China
Exit Schumer and Graham, Enter Grassley and Baucus
Schumer-Graham won't be brought to a vote until September. China's central bank governor Zhou must be persuasive. Maybe he plotted out where the RMB will likely be if China continues with its cur…