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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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March 26, 2014
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Hello (Ciao), Matteo Renzi: Prime Minister of Italy
When President Barack Obama stops in Rome tomorrow he will be meeting with a politician who can match his own meteoric rise to power: Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi. Last month the thirty-nine-y…
December 1, 2008
Monetary Policy
Bretton Woods 2 and the current crisis: any link?
Last week, I attended a conference on international financial reform. These kinds of conferences don’t really produce consensus; there is no need to agree on anything. But there was a sense -- a…
January 6, 2008
Economics
Looking back at the top macroeconomic and financial stories of 2007, and looking forward to 2008
Here is my list of the top five stories of 2007 - and some things that I’ll be watching in 2008. What did I miss?1. The "subprime" crisis. The credibility of Wall Street’s financial engineering …
June 16, 2015
Defense and Security
Top Ten Findings of the CIA Inspector General’s Report on 9/11
Last week, in response to long-standing FOIA requests, the CIA declassified—with significant redactions—five documents related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The most notable was a J…
July 9, 2009
GCC Sovereigns: A Little Better off
this post is by Rachel Ziemba Thanks again to Brad for letting me fill in while he’s on vacation. Sorry I’m late catching up with you all but I’ll try to chime in on some of the key releases especia…
