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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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April 15, 2009
Monetary Policy
China reduced its dollar holdings in February
It is a good thing the US trade deficit has come down, because foreign demand for US financial assets -- actually foreign demand for US assets other than short-term Treasury bills -- has dried up. …
February 1, 2013
Education
Education: Do International Test Scores Matter?
We’ve all seen the headlines: American students are far from stellar performers on international tests. Whether it’s the OECD’s oft-cited gold-standard PISA test on math and reading, the TIMSS test o…
September 9, 2010
China
The Downside to Made in the USA
Keith Bradsher has a largely excellent article in Wednesday’s Times that’s focused on the (possibly illegal) advantages that the Chinese government is providing its clean energy firms. In reporting t…
February 26, 2015
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Competition Between the United States and Iran Matters Less Than You Think
The emergence of cybersecurity as a global problem reveals that states are harnessing cyber technologies in the service of their respective national security and foreign policy interests. One questio…
November 15, 2016
China
China, Manipulation, Day One, the 1988 Trade Act, and the Bennet Amendment
President-elect Trump has said that he plans to declare China a currency manipulator on day one. I am among those who think this is a bad idea. This isn’t the right time to signal that China’s lon…
