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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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April 7, 2006
Financial Markets
Reality-based analysis of the oil exporters’ contribution to an unbalanced world
I am not a big fan of arguments not well grounded in data.Like the now immensely outdated argument that China's bilateral surplus with the US is offset by bilateral deficits elsewhere. Right now Ch…
January 20, 2012
Middle East Matters This Week: Failed Conciliation in Syria, Gaza, and Bahrain
Significant Middle East Developments Syria. With scores of Syrians killed daily, the Arab League received its observer mission’s much awaited report on Thursday. Human Rights Watch urged the Arab Le…
August 9, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Egyptian Bloodshed; Intensified Syrian Fighting and Defections
Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. Clashes between militants and security forces continued today in Egyptian Sinai with gunmen firing on a police station and hundreds of troops entering the…
April 15, 2006
China
Have China’s manufacturing powers been exaggerated?
In a word, no.Many in the economics blogosphere have mentioned Guy de Jonquieres recent FT column, Which argues that the US - not China - is the world's manufacturing powerhouse. And usually in a fa…
March 8, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Israel and the U.S. Talk Iran
Significant Middle East Developments Israel. President Obama held three hours of talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House Monday. The two focused almost entirely on th…
