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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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September 16, 2011
China
China’s Premier Wen Jiabao Ups the Political Ante… Again
China's Premier Wen Jiabao and Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), attend the opening ceremony of the WEF Annual Meeting of the New Champions in northeaste…
January 26, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Women Around the World: This Week
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, covering January 17 to January 26, was compiled wi…
August 15, 2013
Infrastructure
Transportation: Overhyped “Can-Do” States and P3s
Advocates for more U.S. transportation spending are accustomed to discouraging news. So it is understandable they would claim a resounding victory when a handful of (small) “can-do” states manage to …
October 25, 2008
Monetary Policy
One easy thing China could do to help stabilize global markets: buy Agencies!
There is constant talk – too much, in my view – about whether sovereign funds will come to the rescue of western financial institutions. Qatar did put a large sum of money into Credit Suisse rec…
February 1, 2016
Digital Policy
Thoughts on the World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos
The World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos was different in tone that previous meetings. First, the emphasis has finally shifted from all-things-finance to all-things-digital with the publicatio…
