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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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February 9, 2024
United States
Campaign Roundup: President Biden Criticizes Israel’s Military Operations in Gaza
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Israel’s war against Hamas is creating policy and political dilemmas for President Biden.
January 22, 2024
Trade
The Curse of Nostalgia: Industrial Policy in the United States
A critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the Unit…
February 2, 2024
Cybersecurity
Never Mind the Buzz; Here's the Consequences: No One in Cybersecurity Is Ready for the SolarWinds Prosecution
The Securities and Exchanges Commission is emphasizing the concept of “materiality” in cybersecurity. Materiality will graduate cybersecurity to an enterprise risk and force public companies to rethi…
December 22, 2023
Latin America
Amazon Deforestation Down But Little to Show for COP28, Plus Venezuela-Guyana Tensions
Region will struggle to maintain progress on deforestation. In Dubai, pledges don’t match financial commitments for Latin America. Maduro uses self-manufactured Essequibo crisis to crack down on the …
December 16, 2023
United States
Campaign Roundup: What Would Donald Trump’s Second Term Foreign Policy Look Like?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: A second Trump presidency would shift U.S. foreign policy in a more nationalist and unilateralist d…
December 11, 2023
Energy and Environment
CEO Speaker Series With Mike Wirth of Chevron
Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth discusses the current state of energy, including the role of fossil fuels and the energy transition to renewable and low-carbon sources, and how geopolitical crise…
December 29, 2023
2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
August 7, 2023
Energy and Environment
Global Energy Tracker
As the effects of climate change mount, high-carbon energy sources continue to provide most of the world’s power. On average, 84 percent of tracker countries’ energy comes from high-carbon sources su…