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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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March 17, 2022
Labor and Employment
Why Are Countries Pushing for a Global Minimum Tax?
A global tax agreement has been signed by 136 countries that will require corporations to pay a minimum tax rate of 15 percent. The deal would end decades of competition between governments to attrac…
April 1, 2011
Competitiveness
Capital, Labor, and Productivity: Moyo on U.S. Economic Competitiveness
Dambisa Moyo, economist and author of "How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly -- and the Stark Choices Ahead," shares her thoughts on U.S. economic leadership, China’s rise, and the d…
April 18, 2011
Emerging Markets
Spence: Emerging Market Investment Boom Ahead
Economist A. Michael Spence says emerging market growth is going to produce a boom in investment, which in turn may lead to higher interest rates globally, and a tendency to intervene in internatio…
March 28, 2014
Global
Russia’s Ouster From the G8: Three Things to Know
Western leaders’ ejection of Russia from the Group of Eight eliminates a "longstanding irritant" for the G7, but it will not likely influence Putin’s strategic calculations, says CFR’s Stewart M. Pat…
December 23, 2011
Pakistan
Pakistani Media and Anti-Americanism
Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi discusses the factors behind anti-Americanism in Pakistan. He says the two countries have failed to develop a strategic relationship because of their differences in A…