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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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October 23, 2006
Europe
One more sign we live in a new gilded age - Europe is once again the world’s financial center …
Back in the first Gilded Age, a booming America drew in capital from old Europe. The US ran current account deficits, Europe ran a surpluses. London was the world’s financial center, intermediatin…
July 29, 2014
Wars and Conflict
TWE Remembers: World War I Histories
You can learn a lot about the origins, events, and consequences of World War I by surfing the Internet. But if you really want to understand why the Great War happened, you should read serious histor…
March 28, 2011
Defense and Security
TWE Quick Takes: President Obama Speaks About Libya
President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office under blooming Cherry Blossoms on March 23, 2011. (Jim Young/courtesy Reuters) If you want to be fully prepared for President Obama’s address to …
October 8, 2018
India
Review: America’s Deep History With South Asia
Srinath Raghavan's history of U.S. involvement in South Asia—primarily India, Pakistan and Afghanistan—provides a rich backdrop of lessons for today’s U.S. policymakers as they consider dilemmas in t…
October 28, 2005
United States
Who would sit on today’s “committee to save the world”
That is one of many interesting issues raised by Times selectman Floyd Norris today. As Norris notes, Alan Greenspan never had half the power people thought he had. All he does is set short-term (cr…