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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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September 24, 2012
Defense and Security
Ask the Experts: Do Targeted Killings Work?
The United States did not always carry out targeted killings (or assassinations) of perceived national security threats. To the contrary, the norm against targeted killings outside of battlefield set…
November 20, 2007
Financial Markets
A little too late …
China's premier, Wen Jiabao, has joined the chorus voicing concern about the dollar's recent weakness. Cheng Siwei comments two weeks ago seem to reflect rather widespread worries among China's to…
June 27, 2013
United States
The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer
The World Next Week podcast is up. This week, Bob McMahon and I took a break from our regular discussion of next week’s news to kick off the summer with some reading recommendations. Bob and I beg…
April 24, 2006
RGE pays my salary, not the IIE — and I am not exactly a true believer in dark matter
Patrick Smith seems to be based in Hong Kong, so I guess I can forgive him for thinking I work for the IIE (the Institute for International Economics). The IIE is a great place, but they , alas, don…
January 8, 2006
Monetary Policy
Sit back and watch Asia’s reserves grow.
Not because Taiwan is reportedly intervening once again last week. But because Asia holds lots of euros and yen. The euro rose 2.4% against the dollar last week, the yen by 2.8%. And Asia holds…