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March 26, 1999

Afghanistan
Testimony on the Situation in Afghanistan Before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Recent Events and Political Actors in AfghanistanFor policy recommendations, see text of oral testimony1. INTRODUCTION: SUMMARY OVERVIEW1On August 8, 1998, the Taliban (Islamic student) movement of A…

March 25, 2005

Economics
Trans-Pacific Real Estate Bubbles

If you think that speculation on real estate has replaced the stock market as the US national pastime, try visiting China.I expected Beijing to be one large construction sites, and was not disappoint…

December 10, 2007

Conflict Prevention

December 10, 2007

Conflict Prevention
Symposium on the Future of Conflict Prevention: Session 3: Challenges Ahead

Watch experts discuss strategies for preventing conflict in the years ahead, with particular regard to weak or failing states.

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April 15, 2008

Climate Change
McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics: What is the Right Economic Approach to Global Warming?

Watch economist Ian W.H. Parry, Richard L. Sandor of the Chicago Climate Exchange, and Princeton's Robert H. Socolow discuss the best economic approach to mitigating global greenhouse-gas emissions.

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