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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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January 16, 2024
China
How One Port’s Struggle Reveals the Problems—and Promise—of Chinese Infrastructure Financing
Chinese port financing has plenty of drawbacks. But developing countries have few alternatives.
March 12, 2024
Development
The President’s Inbox Recap: Combating Global Poverty
Economic development work is aimed at long-term change in the world’s poorest countries.
April 6, 2023
China
The Rise and Fall of the BRI
Amidst accusations of “debt-trap diplomacy,” Chinese companies seek more overseas direct investment opportunities and fewer foreign contracted projects as Xi’s flagship initiative is stymied by poor …
December 2, 2022
China
EU Outrage Clouds Hamburg Port Deal
Despite controversy surrounding the deal, the approval of a Chinese stake in Europe’s third largest port may be a smarter decision than it initially appears.
January 31, 2017
United States
Ending the South Sudan Civil War: A Conversation with Kate Almquist Knopf
Kate Almquist Knopf, director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, is the author of a recent Center for Preventive Action report on Ending South Sudan’s Civi…
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.
October 10, 2005
Economics
Kate-Moss-thin credit spreads
I never thought I would ever share space in an article with Kate Moss. We do not exactly move in the same circles. But William Pesek somehow found a connection - or a least a vivid metaphor. …