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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 28, 2013
Education
Immigration Reform: Five Years Later, Five Big Challenges
It has been more than five years since the last congressional effort at comprehensive immigration reform dissolved in acrimony. Since that time, the U.S. government has deported nearly 2 million unau…
October 9, 2020
Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: VP Candidates Discuss Foreign Policy
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Kamala Harris and Mike Pence discussed U.S. policy toward China and U.S. global leadership at Wedne…
June 8, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Fed Plans to Include Small Banks in Basel III
The Federal Reserve proposed applying “core” Basel III rules to all U.S. banks by 2019 (WSJ). Experts had expected small banks—less than $1 billion in assets—to be exempted from the new international…
August 31, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
Codel to West Africa
With the exception of U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Halley, the Trump administration has shown little interest in Africa. It has been very slow to make Africa-related appointments: there is still n…
March 7, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Loses a Congressional Friend
Representative Donald Payne, Democrat of New Jersey, died March 6 of colon cancer, according to the press. He was 77 years of age. He was a college graduate (Seton Hall University) and by profession …
