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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 7, 2020
Economics
Tracking Currency Manipulation
Currency manipulation is one way countries can shift patterns of trade in their favor. By buying foreign currency in the market, a country can artificially change the price of its imports and its exp…
January 8, 2016
China
The Year China Solidifies the Renminbi’s Place in Africa
This is a guest post by John Causey, a private equity and transaction advisor with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The U.S. dollar’s dominance in sub-Saharan Africa is no longer certain. Despite the …
August 16, 2017
Radicalization and Extremism
The U.S. Far Right’s Message of Hate Will Not Prevail Outside Its Internet Echo Chamber
The U.S. far right has learned from the self-declared Islamic State to spread its message of hate online. Fortunately, the neo-Nazi message is less likely to spread offline in the United States.
June 17, 2019
International Economic Policy
Three Recommended Changes to U.S. Currency Policy
I have a new Policy Innovation Memo that recommends three changes to U.S. currency policy, and specifically, three changes to the U.S. Treasury’s Foreign Exchange report: 1. The Foreign Currency r…
December 15, 2011
The World Next Week: The Arab Uprisings One Year Later
Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation on February 10, 2011. (Dylan Martine/courtesy Reuters) The World Next Week p…
