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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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September 24, 2010
Economic Crises
Eurozone Crisis as Historical Legacy
This essay examines the historical roots of the eurozone crisis, tracing the roots of ongoing political and economic problems back to agreements that were made around German reunification in 1989. …
September 23, 2011
Afghanistan
Maternal Health in Afghanistan
Overview In this Working Paper, Isobel Coleman and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argue that continued U.S. investment in maternal health should be part of a responsible drawdown in Afghanistan. Through a h…
May 29, 2012
Economic Crises
Quarterly Update: The Economic Downturn in Historical Context
How do the recent economic collapse and recovery match up with past cycles? This chart book provides a series of answers, plotting current indicators (in red) against the average of all post–World Wa…
August 22, 2013
United States
Quarterly Update: The U.S. Economic Recovery in Historical Context
How does the current recovery, which, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, officially started in June 2009, compare to those of the past? The following charts provide a series of an…
January 21, 2015
Financial Markets
Quarterly Update: Foreign Ownership of U.S. Assets
Foreign ownership of U.S. assets has increased significantly since 1945, growing especially quickly over the past two decades. This growth is the result of a general increase in cross-border investme…