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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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June 30, 2005
Capital Flows
CNOOC (once again)
The CNOOC bid presumably is motivated by two things. One, Beijing has plenty of cash, and already holds more Treasuries than it wants, so it wants to diversify its portfolio. As I argued earlier, C…
December 15, 2016
Climate Change
Under Trump, Private Sector May Lead U.S. Climate Action
This post is authored by Shayle Kann, the head of GTM Research and Senior Vice President at Greentech Media: a Wood Mackenzie Business. As the inauguration of President Donald Trump approaches, th…
November 16, 2012
Foreign Aid
Question of the Week: U.S. Foreign Aid and the Election
What does the election mean for U.S. foreign aid? Question of the Week posts review important questions and controversies in global development by providing background information and links to a ful…
September 29, 2007
China
Waiting for the Plenum
Michael PettisIt is hard to overestimate the importance to China's near-term and longer-term prospects of the 17th Plenum in two weeks. These meetings, held every five years, are the main events of …
January 6, 2014
Politics and Government
Some Clarity on Egypt
It may be me, but I am a little surprised that much of the commentary I have read about Egypt recently is shocked—just shocked—about the current turn of events. I was blessedly offline for about nin…
