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December 1, 2014

Global
Ten Historical Anniversaries of Note in 2015

As 2014 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2015.

Nelson-Mandela-Anniversaryy

November 28, 2007

Financial Markets
What should replace the Gulf’s peg to the dollar? More on my Peterson institute policy brief

Oil and the dollar have not consistently moved in the same direction over the past ten years.     In 1997/1998, oil tanked and the dollar soared.In 2000, oil and the dollar both rose – in large par…

December 28, 2017

United States
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2017

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

Kohl 1989

November 7, 2011

International Organizations
The G20 Summit: Some Cause for Optimism Behind the Scenes

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama speak while awaiting the start of a meeting on the second day of the G20 Summit in Cannes November 4, 2011 (Dylan Martinez/Courtesy …

The G20 Summit: Some Cause for Optimism Behind the Scenes

August 2, 2012

Defense and Security
The World Next Week: Congress’s Recess, Syrian Violence, Hiroshima Anniversary, and NASA’s Mars Mission

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed where things stand in Washington as Congress recesses for the summer; the continued violence in Syria; the 67th anniversary of the Hiros…

Darkness sets in over the U.S. Capitol building. (Jonathan Ernst/courtesy Reuters)