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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 21, 2015
United States
The Difference Women Make on the Battlefield
CFR Senior Fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon introduces her new book, Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield.
September 12, 2022
Afghanistan
Preview Screening and Discussion of “Escape From Kabul”
Escape From Kabul unfolds over eighteen monumental days in August 2021, from the U.S. withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan through the subsequent evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghan citize…
August 6, 2007
Monetary Policy
The housing market shouldn’t bank on a PBoC put …
Yes, Virginia, seeking higher dollar returns to offset the dollar’s depreciation does mean taking on more risk. And Steve Schwarzman wasn’t going to underprice his IPO just because China underpriced…
March 8, 2006
Emerging Markets
The market concludes (many) risks do not exist. And then it reevaluates.
I was going to write about how the markets have concluded that risk does not exist.After all, early last week, the market thought that dollar bonds issued by emerging economies were not that much mor…
September 10, 2021
Noncommunicable Diseases
Noncommunicable Diseases Kill Slowly in Normal Times and Quickly in COVID-19 Times
Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness
