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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 17, 2024
Europe
A Conversation With Christine Lagarde
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde discusses the state of the European economy, U.S.-EU economic cooperation, and the implications of international geopolitical conflicts on the global…
March 25, 2024
Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Gambia Moves to Reverse Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 16 to March 22.
September 21, 2021
Trade
Trade Protectionism, With Adam S. Posen
Adam S. Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the United States has become less open to trade in recent decades and wh…
November 14, 2023
China
Foreign Affairs November/December Issue Launch: Who Killed the Chinese Economy?
Foreign Affairs Executive Editor Justin Vogt and authors Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Michael Pettis, and Adam S. Posen launch the November/December 2023 issue of Foreign Affairs and discuss the Chinese economy…
March 7, 2024
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Ramadan Cease-Fire Prospects, Portugal’s Snap Election, Oscars Go International, and More
Negotiators attempt to establish a six-week cease-fire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas before the start of the sacred Islamic month of Ramadan; Portugal holds a snap parliamentary …
March 30, 2006
United States
Read Barry Eichengreen
Eichengreen provides the best summary I have seen of competing views on the sustainability of large US trade deficits, along with the impact of sustained trade deficts on US external debt and the inv…
August 21, 2006
Financial Markets
Is Adam Posen talking about Germany - or the US?
Dan Drezner (and Mark Thoma) liked Adam Posen’s critique of Germany’s emphasis on “competitiveness.” But when I read parts of Posen’s argument, I kept thinking that he was describing the US or China…