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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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June 7, 2007
China
The reverse processing trade …
A standard argument is that China’s export success is overstated. Sure, a lot of goods, especially electronics, are assembled in China. But those goods are composed of imported parts. Chinese …
June 24, 2024
Nigeria
Who Needs an Emir?
The ongoing Emirship tussle in Nigeria begs broader questions about the place of traditional rulership in Africa’s emerging democracies.
April 18, 2011
United States
TWE Remembers: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
All revolutions begin with a single act that changes everything. America’s began on April 18, 1775, when British General Thomas Gage ordered 700 British Army regulars under the command of Lt. Co…
August 20, 2007
Financial Markets
Reverse engineering financial engineering
The process that turned subprime mortgages into triple AAA rated securities is, by now, pretty well known. Rich Bookstaber (his blog is here) describes the process nicely.Here's the recipe for a CD…
December 18, 2006
Economics
2006: 1998, only in reverse
In 1998, oil collapsed. In 2006, oil soars. In 1998, Russia defaulted after Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin refused to throw good money after bad, and blocked NSC pressure to continue disburse more…
February 26, 2009
United States
James Lindsay Returns to CFR as Director of Studies; Elliott Abrams, Evan Feigenbaum, Among New Scholars
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to announce a new director of studies and several new scholars. James M. Lindsay, director of the Studies Program from 2003 to 2006 at CFR, w…