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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 13, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
If Nigeria Is So Rich, Why Are Nigerians So Poor?
Femi Awoyemi, in a lucid and thoughtful article in the April 5 Leadership (Abuja) highlights that more than ninety percent of Nigeria’s population is poor "and exists largely at the mercy of fate." I…
August 13, 2014
International Law
Extracting Justice: Battling Corruption in Resource-Rich Africa
Coauthored with Isabella Bennett, assistant director of the International Institutions and Global Governance program. Last week, when more than forty heads of state met in Washington for the U.S.-Af…
September 14, 2006
Emerging Markets
Poor countries financing rich countries watch
Table 1.2 of Chapter 1 of the WEO makes one thing abundantly clear. When the IMF talks about the need for investors to “increase the share of their portfolios in US assets for many years” (p.16) in …
December 20, 2006
Financial Markets
With a lag, the financial world notices how rich the oil exporters have become …
The Economist did a big feature on petrodollars. Breaking views and a host of financial columnists have hinted that Hank Paulson should have paid a visit to Riyahd as well as Beijing. The BIS attr…
January 18, 2024
Technology and Innovation
Don’t Let AI Become the Newest Digital Divide
AI will bring major breakthroughs in areas like education and medicine. However, lack of internet access could prevent many people from benefitting from these innovations.
January 12, 2024
United States
Campaign Roundup: The Iowa Caucuses Are on Monday
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Monday night’s Iowa Republican caucuses are the first official nominating event on the 2024 preside…
