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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 24, 2012
Economic Crises
The Growing Franco-German Divide
Unlike Germany, France under the leadership of François Hollande has failed to articulate a long-term vision for Europe, says the Peterson Institute’s Jacob Funk Kirkegaard.
December 13, 2007
Lebanon
Bazzi: Can the Latest Violence in Lebanon Accelerate a Political Deal?
Mohamad Bazzi, former Middle East bureau chief for Newsday, hopes the shock caused by the assassination of General Francois Hajj might accelerate a compromise among Lebanon’s factions.
January 24, 2013
Defense and Security
The World Next Week: Confirmation Hearings Begin for Obama’s Cabinet Nominees, Biden Visits Europe, and the WTO Searches for Its Next Director-General
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the confirmation hearings for President Obama’s cabinet nominees, Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Europe, and the World Trade Organi…
June 24, 2010
International Organizations
The World Trade Organization and the Global Economic Crisis
Pascal Lamy will discuss how the global trading system helped to stabilize the global economic crisis and how it can do more. Related Readings: The Vanishing WTO by Marc Levinson Greenberg Center …
March 10, 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo
Conspiracy and Mistrust Poison Congolese Politics
Major powers are ever-more aware of Congo’s importance as they jockey for access to Congolese minerals vital to a clean energy transition and wake up to the global importance of Congo’s carbon sinks. But the will of the Congolese people—and their ability to determine the course of their country—remains stifled.
