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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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October 20, 2023
Monetary Policy
What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its …
December 5, 2022
Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines
A Guide to Global COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
The swift development of effective vaccines against COVID-19 was an unprecedented scientific achievement. But production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and new variants have all presented hurdles.
May 22, 2009
Afghanistan
Nourishing Afghanistan’s Agricultural Sector
International actors are redoubling efforts to restore Afghanistan’s agriculture sector and weaken the massive opium trade that helps fund the Taliban. But competing strategies and corruption could s…
April 23, 2008
Iraq
Finding a Place for the ‘Sons of Iraq’
The Sunni awakening movement and the Sons of Iraq security forces it inspired helped restore peace. Iraq’s long-term stability could hinge on keeping the movement satiated, experts say.
May 8, 2023
United States
What Is the Dodd-Frank Act?
The Dodd-Frank Act is one of the most significant U.S. regulatory reforms since the Great Depression. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has rekindled the debate over banking regulation.
