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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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March 6, 2019
Economics
A Conversation With Abhijit Banerjee
Although the global rate of extreme poverty is at a historic low, the pace of poverty reduction is slowing and the World Bank estimates that more than 700 million people still live on less than $1.90…
February 11, 2016
India
Five Questions on Evaluating Progress to End Poverty with Dean Karlan
This post features a conversation with Dean Karlan, professor of economics at Yale University, president and founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, and founder of ImpactMatters, a newly-launched …
March 29, 2013
Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: Drone Secrets, Noise, and Civil Liberties
Jameel Jaffer, “The Drone Secrets We Should See,” Politico, March 29, 2013. The administration owes the public a fuller account of the program. It should begin by releasing the legal memos that supp…
March 1, 2013
Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: Cybersecurity, Drones, and Collateral Damage
Massimo Calabresi, “The Path to War,” TIME Magazine, March 11, 2013. The most compelling argument for Obama, the former law professor, was that a nuclear Iran would spell the end of the internationa…
March 1, 2013
United States
Assessing U.S. Drone Strike Policies
A panel of experts discusses U.S. drone policy.
