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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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July 27, 2005
China
Forget Unocal. China really wants Intel
At least that is what "John Rutledge, a former economic adviser to President Bush" thinks. To maintain its competitive advantage, Chinese companies must acquire technology that will make the country…
January 9, 2014
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Five Policy Issues for 2014
Earlier this week I highlighted five issues that could prove particularly thorny for international economic policymakers this year. They were: – A further sharp depreciation of the yen, in a scenar…
August 1, 2014
Wars and Conflict
TWE Remembers: Top Ten World War I Films
World War I has provided source material for gripping novels and powerful poetry. It also has provided source material for some great movies. Here are my ten favorites in alphabetical order. A Far…
March 18, 2019
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Trump Is Repeating the Mistakes of America’s Interwar Isolationists
The Trump administration is repeating the mistakes of America’s interwar isolationists, who believed that the nation could and should insulate itself from global troubles. To understand this attitude…
August 18, 2016
United States
The Absence of Foreign Demand for Treasuries in the TIC data Is a Bit Misleading
A common explanation for low Treasury yields is that low rates outside the United States have piled into the U.S. market, as investors in Europe, Japan and elsewhere look to the United States for a r…
