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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 28, 2022
Economics
Federal Reserve Committee Convenes, U.S. Leads UN Security Council, and More
The U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates, the United States assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council, and Japan marks Constitution Memorial Day as the country makes changes…
April 2, 2024
Economics
Local Leaders in the Global Economy
Many Americans are losing faith in the benefits of internationalism. On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the important role state and local leaders play in global affairs.
February 8, 2024
Chile
Chile’s Inferno, NATO Ramps Up Security Exercises, Indonesia’s Presidential Election, and More
Chile works to recover from the devastating wildfire in its central Valparaíso region; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continues with its 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise, the largest s…
September 15, 2022
United Nations General Assembly
UNGA77, NATO Military Chiefs Convene, U.S. Inflation, and More
World leaders gather for the seventy-seventh session of the UN General Assembly; NATO’s senior military authority meets in Estonia to discuss the war in Ukraine; and the U.S. Federal Reserve plans an…
February 18, 2021
Currency Reserves
The Dollar Privilege
The dollar is the world’s primary reserve currency, accounting for $6.7 trillion in foreign reserves. This has given the United States what some have called “an exorbitant privilege,” allowing it to …
September 10, 2015
Global
The World Next Week: September 10, 2015
U.S. Congress debates the Iran deal; the EU holds an emergency summit on the migrant crisis and the U.S. Federal Reserve meets to discuss interest rates.
