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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 5, 2024
United States
Campaign Roundup: The Third Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Americans are divided over the meaning of January 6.
November 26, 2013
Ukraine
A Tug of War Between East and West
Ukraine tacked toward Russia ahead of the EU summit but the geopolitical contest for all three sides will likely intensify, says expert Jan Techau.
March 22, 2009
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Last week’s move in the Treasury market ...
When financial historians get around to writing the history of the great crisis of 2008 (or great crisis of 2007-09?), they will no doubt focus on the collapse of the market for securitized mortgages…
October 23, 2007
International Organizations
Eliasson: Peacekeeping ‘Futile’ Without a Peace to Keep
Jan Eliasson, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Darfur, says any new political agreement on Darfur must reflect the realities on the ground.
September 19, 2023
China
Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future
Sparks tells the story of how underground writers, filmmakers, and journalists are challenging one of the pillars of Communist Party rule: its control of history. In underground documentary films, sa…
July 19, 2009
United States
Don’t ignore the adjustment that has taken place; the US trade deficit is half its size this time last year …
Most reporting on the May trade data tried to fit it into the “green shoots” meta-narrative, thanks to the small uptick in exports. Never mind that total exports were about equal to their level in …
