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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 15, 2011
China
Dalai Lama Visa Issues for Desmond Tutu’s Eightieth?
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (R) greets South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Vancouver, British Columbia, April 18, 2004. (Lyle Stafford/Courtesy Reuters) The Dalai Lama has applied for a So…
March 12, 2014
International Organizations
IMF Reform and the Ukraine Package
The debate over congressional passage of IMF reform has reached a critical juncture. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today approved legislation providing loan guarantees for Ukraine and suppo…
June 8, 2005
Economics
Should the world finance the World Bank rather than the United States
Note: Title credit goes to Jeff Frankel, who moderated a panel I participated on.Paul Wolfowitz just took over at the World Bank. He already seems to have indicated that is not going to follow Desmo…
December 8, 2005
United States
Emerging market bubble watch - and a word or two on dark matter
Ecuador is the kind of country that can borrow only when times are really, really good for emerging economies. It has been and - as far as I can tell - remains politically dysfunctional. It tends …
April 19, 2018
Puerto Rico
The Oversight Board’s Latest Fiscal Plan for Puerto Rico is Still Too Optimistic
The power is off in Puerto Rico, again. It may not be restored for a day or two. Puerto Rico obviously has yet to fully recover from Maria’s devastation. Tax revenues this fiscal year are off by o…
