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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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May 10, 2017
France
After Macron Win, Political Challenges Await
Political newcomer Emmanuel Macron won a decisive victory in France's presidential elections, but the new president will face major challenges to forming a governing coalition.
August 7, 2013
United States
GDP and Economic Policy
Economists who want to compare the living standards of countries often use GDP, but the calculation and usefulness of the measurement remains controversial.
December 18, 2017
United States
Could a U.S.-Russia Oil Showdown be Coming?
About a year ago, a seasoned U.S. oil leader with deep political connections explained to me that U.S. shale would be out of the woods by 2018. His thesis was straightforward: he thought the U.S. eco…
February 25, 2011
Fossil Fuels
Why Is Saudi Arabia Being So Helpful?
Saudi Arabia appears to have boosted its oil production and is in talks to increase deliveries to Europe. Dan Drezner is puzzled: “Why are the Saudis being so cooperative at this point? There might …
August 19, 2005
China
Comments on Dooley, Garber and Folkerts-Landau: part 1, China
As usual, Michael Dooley, Peter Garber and David Folkerts-Landau are provocative. And in a lot areas, the arguments made by those - like Dooley, Garber and Folkerts-Landau -- who argue that the Brett…
November 13, 2019
United States
A Big Borrower and a Giant Corporate Tax Dodge? How Best to Describe the U.S. External Balance Sheet
Most grandiose explanations for the United States' persistent surplus in the income balance of the U.S. current account miss the mark. The U.S. debt position tracks the sum of past current account de…
