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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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February 15, 2000
Radicalization and Extremism
U.S. Policy Toward Islamism
Overview For policymakers, Islamism, Islamist states, and Islamist movements pose a set of awkward and unusual problems. By default as well as by design, the U.S. government, and especially its na…
April 7, 2010
Economic Crises
Prime Brokers and Derivatives Dealers
Overview Runs by prime-brokerage clients and derivatives counterparties were a central cause of the global financial crisis. These runs precipitated the failures of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brother…
February 22, 2010
Corporate Governance
Regulation of Executive Compensation in Financial Services
Overview Many people argue that inappropriate compensation policies in financial companies contributed to the global financial crisis. Some say the overall level of pay was too high. Others critic…
October 28, 2009
Economic Crises
Improving Resolution Options for Systemically Relevant Financial Institutions
Overview There are critical holes in the existing regulatory framework for handling large complex financial institutions that become impaired. This uncertainty makes it difficult for regulators to…
July 29, 2009
Financial Markets
Regulation of Retirement Saving
Overview Retirement saving is undergoing a fundamental change as employers shift from defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) accounts. Defined contribution pla…
