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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 13, 2008
Europe and Eurasia
Iceland in Crisis
The U.S. has left Russia to bail out Iceland with a $5.5 billion loan, even though the U.S. economy is over 11 times the size of Russia's. Is Iceland really of no strategic interest, despite specul…
October 25, 2022
Climate Change
COP27 and International Climate Action: A Conversation With John Kerry
John Kerry discusses the U.S. international climate effort ahead of COP27, the upcoming 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
March 1, 2022
Economics
John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture With Ray Dalio
Investor and author Ray Dalio discusses the changing world order, including the international economic environment’s trajectory, the economic and security implications of the current global geopoliti…
February 9, 2024
Global
Central Bank Currency Swaps Tracker
Introduction Since the financial crisis of 2007, central banks around the world have entered into a multitude of bilateral currency swap agreements with one another. These agreements allow a centr…
May 17, 2008
Capital Flows
Norway was against Iceland before it was for Iceland
In 2006, Norway’s Government Pension Fund (Global) -- managed by Norges Bank Investment Management – famously bet against Iceland’s banks. Norway claimed this was just business; Norges Bank believed…