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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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January 18, 2017
China
China’s WTO Entry, 15 Years On
Late last year Tim Duy asked for an assessment of the decision to allow China to join the WTO, now that 15 years have passed. Greg Ip met the call well before I did, in a remarkable essay. But …
July 26, 2013
Military Operations
You Might Have Missed: CIA in Pakistan, Syria, Special Ops in Trans-Sahara
Kathy Gannon and Sebastian Abbot, Criticism Alters US Drone Program in Pakistan, ABC News, July 25, 2013. The CIA has been instructed to be more cautious with its attacks, limiting them to high-valu…
January 30, 2007
Financial Markets
Hey big spender (or why conservation is perhaps a bit more than just a personal virtue) ….
In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices. The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …
July 15, 2015
Technology and Innovation
Five Things I Learned About the Future of Solar Power and the Electricity Grid
Nestled in the foothills of the Rockies in Golden, Colorado, the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was established in 1977 to help bring new energy technologies to mark…
April 16, 2008
Economics
Blog envy: on Europe, the G-7 and the Fed
Paul Krugman (who hardly needs a plug from me), Macro Man and Steve Waldman (of interfluidity) have all written posts that I wish I had written. Krugman elegantly shows that a lot of American stereo…