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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 20, 2010
China
U.S.-China Trade Conflict is Here to Stay. But …
In my “other” life—as head of the Asia practice group at a political risk consulting firm—I’ve learned that at least some players in the financial markets tend to think vertically about trade confl…
September 11, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Huge Diamond Mined in South Africa
Diamonds are associated with glamour and South Africa. The Cullinan Mine, east of Pretoria, is famous for diamonds of the huge variety, including the ‘Cullinan Diamond,’ at 3,106 carets, the largest …
November 30, 2010
Nigeria
Money Laundering and U.S.-Nigeria Relations
This weekend, I will be at the Achebe Colloquium on Africa at Brown University. I am participating on two panels, one that is looking at the consequences of money laundering in Nigeria. Nigerians o…
March 31, 2016
Americas
Macri’s Surprising Honeymoon
By all accounts, Mauricio Macri has had a remarkable honeymoon since he was inaugurated December 10, quickly moving to revise Argentina’s economic policies, restructure its relations with the world, …
June 17, 2017
Human Rights
Trump Si, Castro No
Congratulations to President Trump for a serious (though not total) reversal of the terrible Obama policy toward Cuba. Why? Because the Obama policy was values-free, granting all sorts of advantag…