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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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November 16, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania’s Uncertain Position in Face of President’s Extended Recuperation
This is a guest post by Geoff Porter, an analyst with North Africa Risk Consulting, Inc. (NARCO). He is a specialist in North Africa and the Sahel. One month ago, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould …
February 23, 2009
Monetary Policy
China’s record demand for Treasuries (and all US assets) in 2008
This is Brad Setser once again. Thanks to both Rachel Ziemba and Paul Swartz for filling in for me last week. I rather enjoyed not having to write a post every day ... China has now released dat…
November 10, 2008
China
Does a bigger boom imply a bigger bust?
For the US housing sector – and the financial firms that financed the boom – a bigger boom meant a bigger bust. Home prices rose higher than before -- and now are falling fast. Shipping too. T…
December 4, 2008
China
China is starting to sound like a normal creditor country
Most creditors believe that the debtor needs to take the lead in addressing their own problems. China is, apparently, no different. Geoff Dyer of the Financial Times reports: Wang Qishan, a vice…
March 8, 2013
United States
You Might Have Missed: Threat Inflation, Transparency, and Drone Strikes
James Kitfield, “Outsourcing the Fight Against Terrorism,” National Journal, March 7, 2013. In Iraq and Afghanistan, where U.S. officers honed the tactics they teach here (Baker did several combat t…
