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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 4, 2016
Wars and Conflict
Women Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering February 26 to March 3, was compiled by A…
February 5, 2016
Asia
Women Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering January 28 to February 5, was compiled by…
February 21, 2013
Defense and Security
Mexico’s Drug War and the Disappeared
An often overlooked problem with the so-called “war on drugs” mindset has been the effect on local populations: as military officials or militarized law enforcement officers fight narcotraffickers, t…
October 22, 2006
Monetary Policy
Yet more evidence China has far more reserves than it needs … courtesy of Olivier Jeanne and Romain Ranciere of the IMF
Francophone economist working in the US seem to be on something of a roll. Olivier Blanchard (with Giavazzi and Sa) has developed an interesting model for US current account adjustment. Helene Rey…
April 24, 2006
RGE pays my salary, not the IIE — and I am not exactly a true believer in dark matter
Patrick Smith seems to be based in Hong Kong, so I guess I can forgive him for thinking I work for the IIE (the Institute for International Economics). The IIE is a great place, but they , alas, don…