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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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April 14, 2015
Politics and Government
Campaign 2016: Senator Marco Rubio, GOP Presidential Candidate
Long shots sometimes pay off. Just ask Senator Marco Rubio. He won his first race for political office at age 26 by beating an incumbent county commissioner. A year later he won a seat in Florida’s s…
March 8, 2009
Financial Markets
The shadow financial system – as illustrated in three new papers that cut through the London fog
Gordon Brown wants to shine a bit more light on the shadow financial system (hat tip IPEZone). One plank of his G-20 action plan is: "reform of international regulation to close regulatory gaps so …
December 16, 2013
Global
Ten Historical Anniversaries of Note in 2014
As 2013 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2014.
December 10, 2013
Politics and Government
Ten Elections to Watch in 2014
Numerous countries will hold elections in 2014. Here are ten to watch.
May 31, 2013
You Might Have Missed: Drone Transparency, Cyber Warfare, and Syria
Michael Riley, “How the U.S. Government Hacks the World,” Bloomberg Businessweek, May 23, 2013. The men and women who hack for the NSA belong to a secretive unit known as Tailored Access Operations…