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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 2, 2024
United States
Campaign Roundup: The Deepfake Threat to the 2024 Election
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: AI generated deepfake videos, images, and recordings could become a factor in the U.S. presidential…
May 30, 2013
Fossil Fuels
Does OPEC Matter? Jeff Colgan Responds
Last week, I blogged about a forthcoming paper in IO that argues that OPEC doesn’t have a significant impact on oil prices. In this post, Jeff Colgan, the author, offers a thoughtful response. A few …
May 24, 2016
Trade
Jeff Immelt of GE Gives The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech of the Year
The most important foreign policy speech of the year so far was delivered not by any of the presidential candidates, nor by any of their advisors, nor by President Obama or his officials. It was give…
May 20, 2008
China
Stein’s law, China edition ... What can not go on forever
Back in 2005, the rise in the ratio between home price and rents, the unusual rise in real home prices and the rise in household debt relative to income seemed, at least according to some, to be an…
March 1, 2024
Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Food Scarcity Having Severe Impact on Children and Pregnant Women in Gaza
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 24 to March 1.
March 17, 2008
Economics
Trading up — Jeff Frankel and Rachel Ziemba will be guest blogging this week
I will be away most of this week and will not be posting regularly. In the interim though, the quality of this blog is likely to go up.Jeff Frankel of Harvard (who recently started his own blog) h…