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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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February 25, 2009
China
U.S. External Debt
This chart compares the Treasury and Agency holdings of China and Japan. As the chart shows, the amount of debt that the U.S. owes to China has increased sharply this decade and the amount owed to …
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…
February 21, 2014
Intelligence
You Might Have Missed: U.S.-China Relations, Olympics, and Intelligence Assessments
Rear Admiral John Kirby, “Department of Defense Press Briefing with Rear Admiral Kirby in the Pentagon Briefing Room,” Department of Defense, February 20, 2014. Q: I’d like to ask you about this Hu…
May 24, 2009
Monetary Policy
The (almost) $2.5 trillionaire ...
The world’s sovereign wealth funds almost certainly have less money than is commonly thought. And China almost certainly has even more money than is commonly thought -- or at least more money th…
March 30, 2017
South Africa
An Independent Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Africa
Geoff Hill writes in a credible Daily Maverick (South Africa) op-ed that people across Africa want the rule of law, and they are demanding it more and more, often from their local judiciaries. But Af…
