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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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October 30, 2019
Election 2020
Meet Bill Weld, Republican Presidential Candidate
Update: Bill Weld announced on March 18, 2020, that he was ending his campaign. Bill Weld was the first Republican to officially announce he would challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presid…
August 12, 2019
United States
$500 Billion in Dividends out of the Double Irish with a Dutch twist (with a bit of Help from Bermuda)
Tax is often the biggest factor in the balance of payments. U.S. firms operating in Bermuda paid $229 billion in dividends back to their U.S. parents in 2018. That’s more than the United States earne…
June 24, 2019
Immigration and Migration
Bringing a Gender Lens to the Immigration Debate
Adjunct Senior Fellow Catherine Powell presided over a CFR roundtable, “Bringing a Gender Lens to Immigration: Domestic Violence–Based Asylum and Family Separation” with Lee Gelernt, deputy director …
June 26, 2018
Renewable Energy
The Digital Revolution Is Transforming Energy—Whether It Slows Climate Change Is Up to Policymakers
This post is about a new book, “Digital Decarbonization: Promoting Digital Innovations to Advance Clean Energy Systems,” edited by Varun Sivaram. It is available as a paperback or e-book on Amazon, a…
June 25, 2018
International Organizations
AIIB: Is the Chinese-led Development Bank a Role Model?
The following is a guest post from Tamar Gutner, associate professor of international relations at American University’s School of International Service, who is writing a book about the birth and des…
