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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 9, 2006
United States
Mike Mandel, Ricardo Hausmann and Federico Sturzenegger better be right (January trade data)
I sure hope that the US is exporting a lot of "intangibles" that don't show up in the trade data, and generating lots more intangible dark matter to offset all the external debt that the US is taking…
May 17, 2022
Colombia
Colombia’s 2022 Presidential Election: What to Know
Colombia’s election could deliver the country’s first left-wing president, an outcome with the potential to transform Bogota’s approaches to economic policy, peace negotiations, and foreign relations…
April 24, 2006
RGE pays my salary, not the IIE — and I am not exactly a true believer in dark matter
Patrick Smith seems to be based in Hong Kong, so I guess I can forgive him for thinking I work for the IIE (the Institute for International Economics). The IIE is a great place, but they , alas, don…
January 3, 2013
Americas
What to Watch in 2013: Latin America’s Presidential Elections
Last year Mexico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic held presidential elections, leading to some of the region’s biggest news stories of the year: the PRI’s return to power and the strong second …
February 21, 2013
Defense and Security
Mexico’s Drug War and the Disappeared
An often overlooked problem with the so-called “war on drugs” mindset has been the effect on local populations: as military officials or militarized law enforcement officers fight narcotraffickers, t…
