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Introduction
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…
September 22, 2004
ChinaStatement of Elizabeth C. EconomyC.V. Starr senior fellow and director, Asia studies, Council on Foreign RelationsSubcommittee on Asia and the PacificHouse International Affairs Committee Septe…
January 2, 2005
Budget, Debt, and DeficitsTake a look at this Washington Post article by Jonathan Weisman, which the big blogs have justly pounced on. The initial framing of Weisman’s article is just way, way off. Social security in no way…
February 10, 2005
United StatesWe now know the trade deficit hit $618 billion for the year (5.35% of GDP) Exports: $1146 billionImports: $1764 billionThe good news in December was the uptick in exports; the bad news was that the f…
February 21, 2005
Budget, Debt, and DeficitsThe Washington Post put out an oped on the partial privatization of Social Security over the weekend, which Kevin Drum appropriately jumped on.One item in the oped jumped out at me:The second risk i…
June 30, 2005
United StatesThat, of course, that is not what the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today. Rather, the BEA reported that at the end of 2004, the net external debt of the US (with FDI at market value) was onl…