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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 12, 2008
Global
McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics: Sovereign Wealth Funds on the Rise: Should We Worry?
The McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and the Corporate Program.
February 12, 2008
Global
McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics: Sovereign Wealth Funds on the Rise: Should We Worry?
Watch financial experts discuss the geopolitical implications of international sovereign wealth funds buying stakes in companies in the United States and elsewhere.
May 10, 2011
Global Governance
Using Frozen Assets to Aid Libyans
The Obama administration’s plan to seize frozen Libyan assets and use them for Libyan aid is a dramatic, and probably unilateral, exercise of U.S. power that is likely to yield a relatively modest su…
May 1, 2006
Democracy
Bowen: Iraq Reconstruction Still a "Mixed Picture"
The latest report by the U.S. inspector general for Iraq’s reconstruction says work continues to be hobbled by security concerns, poor oversight and corruption. Stuart Bowen Jr. tells cfr.org that in…
May 22, 2013
Corporate Governance
Apple and the Taxman: Why Treasury Always Loses
Watching the Senate hearing yesterday with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, I came to the conclusion that there are some things the government should not be trying to do even if the reasons for doing …
