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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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April 18, 2018
Human Rights
The Long Arc of Human Rights: A Case for Optimism
Drawing on decades of research into transnational civil society networks and international institutions, political scientist Kathryn Sikkink counters skeptics from the left and the right who have arg…
February 8, 2012
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Buffett Wants to Pay Higher Taxes—on Less Than 1% of His Income
In a now-famous August 14, 2011 New York Times op-ed, billionaire Warren Buffett called for tax rates to be raised “immediately on taxable incomes in excess of $1 million, including, of course, di…
August 21, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Is Buffett Worried About Municipal Debt?
The Oracle of Omaha is pulling back from a multibillion dollar bet on the solvency of more than a dozen states (WSJ). Warren Buffett decided to terminate credit default swaps (CDSs) issued by Berkshi…
April 5, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Debate Over JOBS Act’s Benefits and Risks
Today, President Obama is expected to sign the JOBS Act (CSPAN). The bipartisan measure is intended to ease financing for growing startups by reducing regulatory and disclosure requirements. Two se…
February 3, 2016
Pakistan
Tough Choices in Afghanistan
Robert M. Hathaway is a public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, where he is writing a book on leverage in foreign policy. Previously, he was director of the Wilson Center…
