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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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October 27, 2014
Europe
European Banks: Balance Sheet Clarity But A Cloudy Future
The European banking assessment results, released yesterday, were generally well received by markets. The test looked like earlier U.S. and Spanish stress tests in terms of structure, the results wer…
July 2, 2020
Belgium
Belgium Begins to Confront Its Brutal Colonial Past in Congo
Following anti-racism protests in Belgium, King Philippe, in a letter to Felix Tshisekedi, president of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), expressed his "regret" over his country’s exploitation of DRC.
November 3, 2014
Europe and Eurasia
The ECB Fails to Stress Banks Over the One Critical Variable It Controls: Inflation
Relentlessly falling inflation is bad news for Eurozone banks. It increases the real (inflation-adjusted) value of borrower debt and the real cost of servicing that debt. It causes loan defaults…
November 14, 2016
Health
Who is the Likely Forerunner in the WHO Director-General Election?
The following is a guest post by my colleague Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, and his research associate Gabriella Meltzer. With the generous s…
April 21, 2011
Defense and Security
Is NATO Escalating Its Commitment in Libya?
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the main Libyan rebel council, as he leaves the Elysee Palace on April 20, 2011. (Philippe Wojazer/courtesy Reuters) …
