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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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March 16, 2011
Treaties and Agreements
TWE Remembers: The Fight over the Panama Canal Treaties
President Obama begins his Latin America trip on March 19. When he stops in Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador the official business will range from trade to energy to regional security. One issue that w…
March 30, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Obama’s Open Mic Gaffe
Above the Fold. President Obama got himself into hot water this week when he was overhead telling Russian president Dmitri Medvedev he would have “more flexibility” on issues like missile defense aft…
May 31, 2017
United States
A Bipartisan Twenty-First Century New Deal
The challenge of how to help those left behind by rapid economic change—whether caused by technology or global competition—has moved to the center of the U.S. national debate in a way it has not been…
December 2, 2016
Global
Ten Historical Anniversaries of Note in 2017
As 2016 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2017.
January 6, 2006
United States
The USA, China and Saudi Arabia - the big three of global adjustment?
The standard discussion of the unbalanced world divies the world up into three: the US, Europe and Japan/ Asia. And the standard discussion of global imbalances says all three need to do their part…