Council of Councils
Think Global Health
Online Store
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.
708 Results for:
Filters
April 7, 2008
China
Could a stronger RMB help limit food inflation in China
The FT’s Lex -- in the course of article that seems to suggest that the RMB will rise by far less than the market now expects -- says that China doesn’t import enough food for a stronger RMB to have …
August 31, 2006
Iraq
Iraq’s Meddlesome Neighbors
As American influence in Iraq wanes, Arab, Turkish, and Iranian influence over Baghdad will invariably rise.
January 30, 2007
Financial Markets
Hey big spender (or why conservation is perhaps a bit more than just a personal virtue) ….
In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices. The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …
July 29, 2019
Election 2020
Meet John Hickenlooper, Democratic Presidential Candidate
Update: John Hickenlooper announced on August 15, 2019, that he was ending his campaign. Political strategists often ask whether a presidential candidate is someone a voter would want to have a be…
July 26, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Amtrak's $7 Billion Revamp Plan for DC's Union Station
Amtrak proposed a $7 billion project to revamp Union Station (WashPost). The Washington, DC station that opened in 1907 is the train service’s second busiest, and its overcrowded tracks prevent furth…
