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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 16, 2013
Global
Ten Historical Anniversaries of Note in 2014
As 2013 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2014.
October 10, 2017
Energy and Climate Policy
No, Tax Breaks for U.S. Oil and Gas Companies Probably Don’t Materially Affect Climate Change
Last week, the journal Nature Energy published an article from scholars at the Stockholm Environment Institute arguing that the tax breaks given to oil companies by the U.S. government could lead to …
August 24, 2011
Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: The British Sack Washington
August can be a tough month in Washington, D.C. The temperature can run as high at 107 degrees Fahrenheit, and the mugginess can make it feel even hotter. On occasion, a hurricane batters th…
April 10, 2007
China
You know, the weak RMB just might have something to do with the emergence of China’s big trade surplus …
The conventional wisdom among financial journalists seems to be that exchange rates don’t matter. At least when it comes to China. Lex – in an otherwise good column on China’s March trade data …
March 8, 2006
Emerging Markets
The market concludes (many) risks do not exist. And then it reevaluates.
I was going to write about how the markets have concluded that risk does not exist.After all, early last week, the market thought that dollar bonds issued by emerging economies were not that much mor…