Council of Councils
Think Global Health
Online Store
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…
1,173 Results for:
Filters
May 22, 2012
Education
Peter Thiel and the Great College Debate
Should more Americans go to college? I would have thought the answer is an unequivocal yes. The evidence is overwhelming that college graduates have lower unemployment rates, earn far more money, and…
August 25, 2005
Capital Flows
Peter Galbraith and Iraq
I think the folks over at TPM Café are right: David Brooks' latest New York Times column is a real flip-flop. He has gone from celebrating the United States firm commitment to universal democratic p…
October 25, 2016
Political History and Theory
Military Endorsements and Civ-Mil Relations: A Conversation with Peter Feaver
Last week, I spoke with Peter Feaver, professor of political science and public policy at Duke University and fellow columnist on ForeignPolicy.com. We talk about how he became interested as a grad s…
June 22, 2012
Asia
Review of Peter Popham’s Biography of Aung San Suu Kyi
Over the past week, Aung San Suu Kyi has been on a global tour, finally accepting the accolades she won but was unable to receive in person, meeting with longtime supporters in Europe, and giving wha…
November 3, 2014
Europe and Eurasia
The ECB Fails to Stress Banks Over the One Critical Variable It Controls: Inflation
Relentlessly falling inflation is bad news for Eurozone banks. It increases the real (inflation-adjusted) value of borrower debt and the real cost of servicing that debt. It causes loan defaults…
September 20, 2012
Monetary Policy
Is Bernanke Right on QE3 and the Mortgage Market?
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke defended QE3 at his September 13 press conference by arguing that it would lower mortgage rates and increase home prices. Over 80% of U.S. household debt is mortgage deb…
