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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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December 19, 2007
China
The alliance between China’s (nominally) communist government and Wall Street deepens …
The China investment corporation (the CIC) is investing $5b in Morgan Stanley, taking a 9.9% stake.That is a bit of a surprise, at least to me. After the CIC's (mark to market) losses on Blackstone…
September 23, 2011
Defense and Security
Friday File: Arms Sales to Taiwan
Five F-16 jets fly in formation. (Ho New/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. The Palestinian statehood bid is not the only issue the Obama administration has been struggling with this week. On Wednesd…
August 19, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: Sanctions on Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad answers journalists after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on December 9, 2010. (Benoit Tessier/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. President Obama’s call yeste…
January 14, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: Hu Is Coming
U.S. President Barack Obama meets China's President Hu Jintao in Seoul. (Jim Young/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. Chinese President Hu Jintao comes to Washington next week for his first visit …
May 9, 2012
United States
A Primer on Military Force
As I’ve written previously, policymakers and pundits have some pretty silly proposals for the use of military force. Whether it’s President Clinton,“[It would] scare the shit out of al Qaeda if sudde…
