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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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December 15, 2014
Global
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.
November 28, 2007
Financial Markets
What should replace the Gulf’s peg to the dollar? More on my Peterson institute policy brief
Oil and the dollar have not consistently moved in the same direction over the past ten years. In 1997/1998, oil tanked and the dollar soared.In 2000, oil and the dollar both rose – in large par…
June 16, 2015
Defense and Security
Top Ten Findings of the CIA Inspector General’s Report on 9/11
Last week, in response to long-standing FOIA requests, the CIA declassified—with significant redactions—five documents related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The most notable was a J…
September 9, 2015
Ten Whats With…Caitlin Talmadge
Caitlin Talmadge is an assistant professor at The George Washington University and was a 2014-2015 Stanton nuclear security fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is the author of The Dictat…
December 30, 2007
China
Does the China investment corporation (CIC) have a coherent investment strategy?
I personally would say no. And I am not alone. Tan Wei of mergermarket.com reports (in the FT) “a source familiar with the Chinese government’s thinking … who has direct access to the Chinese g…