Council of Councils
Think Global Health
Online Store
Introduction
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…
36 Results for:
Filters
January 10, 2007
United States
Trade data — from both sides of the Pacific
I won't belabor the point, but China's 2006 trade surplus rose to 177.5b (the December surplus was $21b) -- as most, but not all, expected. December y/y export growth fell back from its torrid 30%…
May 4, 2011
TWE Mailbag: Walter Cronkite, the Tet Offensive, and Kent State
Walter Cronkite on television during a presidential debate on September 23, 1976. (Thomas J. O'Halloran/courtesy the Library of Congress) Always underpromise and overdeliver. Never overpromise and u…
June 14, 2011
Politics and Government
Campaign 2012: Hello Michele Bachmann, GOP Presidential Candidate
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann speaks at a rally on Capitol Hill on March 31, 2011. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters) Michele Bachmann made some news at last night’s rather sedate GOP presidential …
April 26, 2012
United States
The Pentagon’s Threat Smorgasbord
Last week, while discussing U.S. military planning for the Korean Peninsula, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned, “No question we’re within an inch of war almost every day in that part of the wo…
March 17, 2014
The Mirage of Egyptian Stability
The usual argument for supporting the new military regime in Egypt is the same as the argument that was used for supporting the Mubarak regime (right up until it fell): Egypt needs stability. Secreta…