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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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September 18, 2012
United States
Pundits Whiff on the Middle East
Like the mythical cold fusion, the Middle East is a self-sustaining source of energy, providing limitless material for U.S. policymakers and pundits. While the Obama administration may have announced…
January 16, 2013
Politics and Government
Are Egypt’s Muslim Brothers Democrats?
It may seem non-controversial these days to suggest that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) are not exactly forces for democratic change. Much of Washington, which on…
December 4, 2005
Financial Markets
The yen, for a change
The yen's trajectory at the end of 2005 seems a bit like the dollar's trajectory at the end of 2004. With the yen at 120, companies like Toyota presumably have little incentive to ramp up their US …
February 4, 2022
COVID-19
The World Still Hasn’t Agreed on a Pandemic Playbook
For two years, the world has been battling COVID-19 with masks, vaccines, and lockdowns. There have been impressive results and serious missteps, but countries have failed to channel their shared exp…
January 8, 2003
United States
Task Force Urges State Dept Reform, Bipartisan Group Led by Carlucci Lays Out Action Plan
January 29, 2001, Washington, D.C. - A report by a high-level, independent task force finds the Department of State to be "in a serious state of disrepair" and suffering from "long-term mismanagement…