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April 22, 2013

Grading the World: The Global Governance Report Card

If, like me, you assume that virtually no transnational challenges can be solved by the United States alone, then you agree that they require multilateral solutions and the engagement of global insti…

May 15, 2017

Global Governance
Facebook Live: 2016-2017 Council of Councils Report Card on International Cooperation

After the launch of the third Council of Councils (CoC) Report Card on International Cooperation, I sat down with my friend and fellow CoC member Rohinton P. Medhora, president of the Centre for Inte…

U.S. President Donald Trump leads a rally marking his first 100 days in office in Harrisburg.

April 23, 2013

CFR's Global Governance Report Card: A Mismatch Between Demand and Supply

This week the Council on Foreign Relations released its first Global Governance Report Card. Using input from fifty leading experts, the report card grades the response of the international community…

Chinese students pose for the photo with a globe during a campaign to mark World Earth Day (China Daily/Courtesy Reuters).

July 17, 2006

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Edmund Andrews’ article on tax revenue volatility is a gem

Credit should be given where credit is due. I have a few quibbles with the lead of Andrews’ article.  Even if it sets up a compare and contrast, I never like anything that starts with “It was enough …

April 24, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Trevor Manuel Uses the “Apartheid Card” to Force the Issue of NDP Implementation

This is a guest post by John Causey, a private equity consultant based in Cape Town, South Africa. He specializes in sub-Saharan Africa transactions, with investors mainly from the EU and U.S. The r…

South Africa's Finance Minister Trevor Manuel chats with ruling African National Congress President Jacob Zuma in Parliament in Cape Town during the swearing in of members and the formal election of the country's president, May 6, 2009.