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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 15, 2006
Economics
Mandel v. Setser. Round two. More on intangible exports and dark matter
I was rather busy last week, so I was not able to respond immediately to Michael Mandel's response to my response to his Business Week cover story - and now Micheal Mandel is shooting for slightly bi…
July 27, 2011
Ten Whats With...Laurie Garrett
Laurie Garrett. Courtesy of Laurie Garrett. Laurie Garrett is a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Ms. Garrett is the only writer ever to have been aw…
May 19, 2013
Military Operations
The AUMF and America’s Forever War
See below for the most important and alarming sections from Thursday’s Senate Armed Services Hearing with senior civilian and military officials on the Pentagon’s interpretation of legal authorities …
July 30, 2007
Monetary Policy
The shift toward sovereign wealth funds: the policy debate
Both the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal have done a great job reporting on the rise of sovereign wealth funds. Joanna Chung and Tony Tassel’s nuanced analysis of the impact of sovereig…
July 26, 2005
Europe
Mining European data
I spent some time over the weekend delving into the Eurozone balance of payments data published by the ECB in its monthly bulletin, looking for insights into the global flow of funds. But to jazz thi…