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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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April 2, 2012
Afghanistan
Salvaging Governance Reform in Afghanistan
Governance reform is crucial to stability in Afghanistan, but time is running out. To avoid failure, the United States should focus its efforts on the critical subset of its original reform agenda th…
April 9, 2012
Banking
Beyond the Volcker Rule: A Better Approach to Financial Reform
The Issue An approach to bank regulatory reform that restricts the scope and incentives for bank balance-sheet expansion funded by short-term debt is essential to preventing another major financia…
April 11, 2012
Infrastructure
Encouraging U.S. Infrastructure Investment
See CFR Senior Fellow and Renewing America Director Edward Alden's accompanying blog post here. Despite the pressing infrastructure investment needs of the United States, federal infrastructure po…
April 25, 2012
Security Alliances
A Strategy for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
On January 5, President Barack Obama initiated the Defense Strategy Review, identifying Asia as a priority in future U.S. military strategy. North Korea's nuclear proliferation and China's growing mi…
April 26, 2012
Development
Beating the Resource Curse: Global Governance Strategies for Democracy and Economic Development
Abundant reserves of minerals and petroleum often precipitate a resource curse in countries with weak governance institutions: fostering political corruption, eroding democratic accountability, incit…
