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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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November 12, 2007
Financial Markets
What a week: a Brazilian supermodel, the Vice-Chairman of the People’s Congress and the French President all commented on the dollar
Note: This is Brad Setser, not Michael Pettis. Mr. Pettis will be doing most of the heavy lifting for the remainder of this week as well. Last week was rather interesting. Gisele Bundchen was all…
September 3, 2013
International Organizations
Keeping Cool in St. Petersburg: Criteria for a Successful G20 Summit
Call it the summit of "compartmentalizing". When President Obama and fellow leaders convene in St. Petersburg, their toughest challenge will be to focus on economic recovery while ignoring the elepha…
November 11, 2011
Defense and Security
Friday File: What Are the Next Steps on Iran?
Members of the Iranian army land force academy perform in Tehran on November 10, 2011. (Courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. This week’s IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear activities provides many new detai…
November 16, 2007
China
US slowdown and Chinese investment
Michael PettisTwo related stories in today’s Financial Times point out one of the most worrying economic risks facing the world today. The first is a report by China’s National Bureau of Statistics t…
February 21, 2012
International Organizations
¡Viva México! The G20’s New Political and Security Agenda
Meeting last weekend in Los Cabos, Mexico, for their first, “informal” gathering, G20 foreign ministers made a pivotal decision: to expand the G20 agenda to encompass pressing political and security …
