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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…
September 16, 1998
EconomicsNew York City, August 3, 1998 -- Benn Steil will be the new Linda J. Wachner Senior Fellow in Foreign Economic Policy, Council on Foreign Relations President Leslie H. Gelb announced today. "Benn Ste…
September 16, 1998
United StatesFormer White House Economic Adviser is First Linda J. Wachner Fellow March 23, 1998 - March 23, 1998-Daniel K. Tarullo, who served as an assistant to President Clinton on international economic po…
March 26, 1999
AfghanistanRecent Events and Political Actors in AfghanistanFor policy recommendations, see text of oral testimony1. INTRODUCTION: SUMMARY OVERVIEW1On August 8, 1998, the Taliban (Islamic student) movement of A…
March 26, 1999
AfghanistanMr. Chairman, thank you for this invitation, and thank you for your continuing work to focus attention on Afghanistan. I have brought a written submission for the record providing background in…
September 20, 1999
GlobalSeptember 20, 1999 — The international community will not make real headway in crisis prevention if private creditors—and particularly large commercial banks—can escape from bad loans to emerging eco…
November 17, 1999
TradeIntroduction Governor Adlai E. Stevenson thought trade policy was boring; he once described it as one field where the greatest need is for fresh clichés. He had a point. In the long period that th…