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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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April 9, 2018
Trade
Are Trade Wars Bad for U.S. Energy Dominance?
Years ago, Wanda Jablonski, the famous energy journalist and newsletter publisher, gave me an important piece of professional advice. Be careful how many conflicts you take on at one time. Wanda’…
January 8, 2016
China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of January 8, 2016
Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Ariella Rotenberg, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. North Korea announces its “H-bomb of justice.” Jaws dropped around…
May 22, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: New “Race to the Top” Guidelines
The Department of Education is expected to release new draft regulations for grant proposals for the latest round of Race to the Top funds (Education Week). The new guidelines for receiving one of th…
April 14, 2020
China
Looking Back at China's 2019 Balance of Payments Data
Trump's trade war didn't really put a dent in China's balance of payments. And China looks like it has the kind of external balance sheet needed to weather the corona virus shock. China has a lot of …
May 29, 2013
Corporate Governance
Pork and Politics: Chinese Investment in the United States Keeps on Growing
Another day, another major acquisition of a U.S. firm by a Chinese company. The $4.7 billion deal announced today in which China’s Shuanghui Group has agreed to buy the world’s biggest pork producer,…
