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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 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…
April 25, 2007
Economics
Five observations: all loosely tied to yen and dollar weakness and the swelling coffers of the emerging world
One. Yes, Virginia, exchange rates do matter … Japan’s trade surplus is rising. Its current account surplus should be rising even more, as its interest income should be increasing too. The MoF is …
March 21, 2011
Guest Post: Google Ideas and Council on Foreign Relations Team-up on Counter-radicalization
Crime scene investigators examine a Nissan Pathfinder that was packed with bomb materials in Times Square. (Brendan McDermid/courtesy Reuters) Home-grown terrorism has emerged as a major policy chal…
December 8, 2015
Cybersecurity
Cyber Policy After the Paris and San Bernardino Terrorist Attacks
President Obama’s address on the San Bernardino terrorist attack highlighted the challenges the United States faces in countering the Islamic State. With the exception of the U.S. debate about assaul…
January 10, 2019
Disasters
Averting Global Catastrophe: A New IIGG Blog Series
Nature and technology pose a worrying array of threats to twenty-first century civilization. These global menaces and the catastrophic risks associated with them are the subject of a new Internationa…
