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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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August 8, 2006
Monetary Policy
A couple of (mental) light bulbs …
I spend a lot of time thinking about reserves. And I have long been puzzled by the modest April increase in China's reserves. China’s trade surplus was solid. There is no particular reason to thi…
September 19, 2006
United States
Faith and Politics
12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Book Signing12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Lunch1:00 to 2:00 p.m. MeetingPlease note special time.**Seating is limited.**
September 19, 2006
United States
Faith and Politics
Watch Senator John C. Danforth discuss his book, Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together, as part of the Council's Religion and Foreign Poli…
September 27, 2006
China
What is the most important price in the world economy?
Dollar/ oil?The ten-year Treasury rate?The S&P 500?European policy rates?The fed funds rate?The RMB/ dollar? At an on-the-record event at the Council on Foreign Relations this morning, Martin Wolf im…
December 20, 2006
Disasters
Assessing the Tsunami Warning System
Two years after a tsunami devastated several Indian Ocean countries, a rudimentary warning system is in place. But coordination and funding concerns have slowed plans for a permanent regional system.