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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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August 28, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Why the United States Pays More For Transit Projects
Stephen Smith contrasts efficiently managed transit construction projects in Europe and Asia with costly and lengthy U.S. projects (Bloomberg). Depleted staffs have made it difficult for transit agen…
January 13, 2015
United States
Two CFR Reports Show How U.S. Government Can Create New Opportunities for the Unemployed Workers
Long-term unemployment has become a chronic problem in the United States despite an improving job market, and the country needs a jobs policy overhaul, according to two new reports from the Council o…
November 28, 2012
Japan
Is Japan in Decline?: A Conversation
This blog post is part of a series entitled Is Japan in Decline?, in which leading experts analyze Japan’s economy, politics, and society and give their assessment of Japan’s future. Japan is now in…
June 17, 2011
Defense and Security
The World Next Week: The War Powers Debate
President Barack Obama greets troops at Fort Campbell in Kentucky on May 6, 2011. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters) The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed Speaker John Boehne…
May 29, 2012
Education
A Long-Term Fix for Long-Term Unemployment
The gaps in the U.S. social safety net are about to become very large holes. For the past several years, lawmakers have repeatedly voted to extend unemployment insurance benefits, most recently in Fe…
