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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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February 27, 2015
Cyber Week in Review: February 27, 2015
Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed: James Clapper, the United States’ director of national intelligence, provided his annual worl…
August 7, 2014
Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: Congress Passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
“Act in haste, repent at leisure.” “Look before you leap.” “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Warnings against acting rashly are frequently offered. They are just as frequently ignored. The …
July 30, 2014
Wars and Conflict
TWE Remembers: World War I Novels
Yesterday, I recommended several great books on the origins of World War I. I’m a history buff, so books about what world leaders said and did are my thing. But friends who prefer novels to histories…
February 7, 2013
Fossil Fuels
Thinking Carefully About Tight Oil
A piece in Slate by Ray Pierrehumbert arguing that tight oil abundance is a myth is making the rounds. The essay makes some fair warnings against irrational exuberance when it comes to hundred year s…
February 24, 2015
Fossil Fuels
Five Things I Learned About the Oil Price Crash
The Council on Foreign Relations hosted a symposium yesterday on the causes and consequences of the oil price crash. Our three panels tackled the reasons for the crash and the future of oil prices; t…
