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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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February 10, 2022
Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s Presidential Election: What to Know
The two leading candidates to emerge from a large field reflect voters’ concerns about economic malaise and corruption, but there’s little sign of the upheaval seen in other regional elections.
May 7, 2008
Trade
State and Local Officials Conference Call with Sebastian Mallaby
Listen to Sebastian Mallaby, CFR's director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics, and deputy director of studies, disc…
June 15, 2023
United States
The History and Future of the Federal Reserve’s 2 Percent Target Rate of Inflation
The Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target rate of inflation is not strictly empirically derived. Should it modify this target moving forward?
February 6, 2020
Americas
Why Can’t Central America Curb Corruption?
Pervasive corruption has long stymied development and fueled emigration from some of Central America’s poorest countries. The recent disbanding of antigraft commissions makes their prospects for refo…
April 21, 2006
Global
The World Bank and Corruption
A decade after the World Bank mounted its first anticorruption campaign, the impact appears to have been minimal. Paul Wolfowitz, the bank’s new president, is seeking to reinvigorate the effort. But …