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December 2, 2008

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Capitalism's End?

The financial crisis has triggered a sharp expansion in government. Some commentators portray this as a paradigm shift--a shattering of the faith in free markets and small government in the U.S. Bu…

Capitalism's End?

January 27, 2009

Homeland Security
Homeland Security in Transition: Rebuilding Critical Infrastructure

With the Department of Homeland Security in the midst of its first presidential transition, what changes can the nation expect? President Obama’s economic stimulus plan suggests nearly 400,000 jobs w…

Podcast

October 28, 2009

United States
Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation

Watch Massimo Sarmi, chief executive officer of Poste Italiane, discuss the steps that his organization is taking to address cybersecurity threats.

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October 28, 2009

United States
Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation

The global threat of cyber-attacks on internet infrastructure has been amplified in recent years, with breaches affecting major financial institutions, the U.S. Department of Defense, and even entire…

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April 24, 2010

Climate Change
Carbon Pricing or R&D? A New Economics Paper Says Both

Daron Acemoglu, Philippe Aghion, and two of their colleagues (MIT and Harvard) posted a fascinating working paper last October that hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves in the policy world. (After…