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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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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…
March 20, 2024
Human Rights
The Human Rights Industry
The two largest human rights NGOs, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, dominate the field despite deep problems of bias and inadequate oversight.
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 7, 2012
Steven A. Cook’s "The Struggle for Egypt" Captures Top Honors in The Washington Institute Book Prize Competition
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy awards Steven A. Cook’s The Struggle for Egypt the top prize in its annual Book Prize Competition (Washington, D.C.) Steven A. Cook’s The Struggle for E…
May 8, 2012
Defense and Security
Guest Post: Steven Cook and Anya Schmemann on the U.S.-Turkey Relations Task Force Report
On Sunday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visited a Syrian refugee camp in southeastern Turkey and declared that the Assad regime’s days are numbered. Over the last few months, Turkey has take…
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…