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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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January 27, 2012
Elections and Voting
Friday File: Will Foreign Policy Matter Much in Campaign 2012?
Above the Fold. A dinner obligation kept me from watching last night’s GOP presidential debate in Jacksonville, Florida, breaking my streak of eighteen straight debate viewings. From what I can tell …
December 23, 2011
Defense and Security
Friday File: Three Good News Stories—Latin America, Burma, and HIV/AIDS Prevention
The headquarters of Brazil's central bank in Brasilia. (Ueslei Marcelino/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. The newspapers spread across my desk are a sea of bad news. Iraq looks to be descending onc…
August 22, 2016
China
IMF Cannot Quit Fiscal Consolidation (in Asian Surplus Countries)
In theory, the IMF now wants current account surplus countries to rely more heavily on fiscal stimulus and less on monetary stimulus. This shift makes sense in a world marked by low interest rates…
January 26, 2015
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: How Do You Know?
During one of my last semesters in graduate school, I was a teaching assistant for a course called “How Do You Know?” The goal of the class was to expose students to the way different disciplines in …
