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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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March 10, 2016
Middle East and North Africa
The President Gratuitously Damages American Alliances
American alliances are not in good shape these days, with many countries worrying that President Obama does not value the alliances, their own role in those alliances, or the commitments our alliance…
June 26, 2020
United States
Five Foreign-Policy Movies with Women in the Lead
Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: films that feature women at the helm.
June 8, 2005
Economics
Should the world finance the World Bank rather than the United States
Note: Title credit goes to Jeff Frankel, who moderated a panel I participated on.Paul Wolfowitz just took over at the World Bank. He already seems to have indicated that is not going to follow Desmo…
August 3, 2006
China
Trade politics could get nasty fast
The US economy looks to be slowing. Job creation (and wage growth; also see Leonhardt in the New York Times) wasn’t that impressive even when the economy was growing strongly. Like many, I was st…
May 30, 2006
China
China probably holds over 70% of its reserves in dollars
Or, rather, it almost certainly held at least 70% of its reserves in in June 2005. At the end of June 2005, China’s reserves – counting reserves transferred to the state banks – were around $770b. …