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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 26, 2023
Israel
The Netanyahu Invitation and West Bank Settlement Expansion
By refusing to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House, the Biden administration is foolishly strengthening the very forces it most often criticizes in the Israeli g…
March 18, 2024
Japan
The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to end yield curve control. But Japanese yields will remain low, and foreign bonds will remain attractive to those Japanese investors who don’t have to hedg…
October 9, 2019
Taiwan
$130+ Billion in Undisclosed Foreign Exchange Intervention by Taiwan's Central Bank
Based on the profits and losses disclosed by Taiwan’s central bank, it appears that its true FX exposures exceed its disclosed foreign exchange reserves by USD 130bn, and perhaps by as much as USD 20…
March 29, 2024
Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: March 29, 2024
OMB issues new draft AI guidance; UK and U.S. accuse China of cyberattacks; Meta spied on Snapchat for three years; European Commission investigates four companies; Taiwan declares TikTok a national …
January 11, 2023
China
China’s Failed Influence Efforts in Central and Eastern Europe
Despite significant investment, China's attempts to cultivate influence in Central and Eastern Europe have faltered in recent years.
May 20, 2011
Europe and Eurasia
Is the ECB Draining its own Powers?
Back in 2000, the European Central Bank’s first president, Wim Duisenberg, explained how he knew the Bank’s operational framework for implementing monetary policy was working well. It was, he said…
