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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 5, 2012
Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech
Politicians give speeches all the time. Most of what they say is quickly forgotten, or perhaps better never said in the first place. But occasionally a politician gives a speech that defines an age. …
June 5, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: European Slowdown Will Hurt Exports
U.S. companies are increasingly warning investors that unexpected European weakness is dampening sales (NYT). Declining sales in Europe are expected to pull down corporate profits in the United Stat…
August 2, 2012
Defense and Security
The World Next Week: Congress’s Recess, Syrian Violence, Hiroshima Anniversary, and NASA’s Mars Mission
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed where things stand in Washington as Congress recesses for the summer; the continued violence in Syria; the 67th anniversary of the Hiros…
August 27, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Solar Tariff War Sparks Retroactive Taxes
In May, the Commerce Department announced provisional antidumping duties of between 31 and 250 percent on solar cells imported from China, and gave many U.S. solar installation firms large retroactiv…
October 13, 2014
Defense and Security
Happy 239th Birthday to the U.S. Navy!
TWE has noted the birthdays of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Marine Corps. But it hasn’t noted the birthday of the U.S. Navy. My research associate, Rachael Kauss, and my intern, Co…
