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January 30, 2007

Financial Markets
Hey big spender (or why conservation is perhaps a bit more than just a personal virtue) ….

In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices.    The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …

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July 5, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Month in Review: June 2024

Supreme Court issues Murthy v. Missouri decision; Polish parliament withdraws immunity for lawmaker; UN adopts AI resolution; major privacy bills scuttled in Congress; OpenAI will block access to too…

Aaron Kheriaty, a plaintiff in "Murthy v. Missouri" speaks during a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard opening arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, in Washington, D.C. on March 18, 2024.

September 7, 2023

Latin America Studies Program
Latin America This Week: September 7, 2023

Petro’s latest scandal could reenergize Colombia’s lackluster conservative opposition; foreign direct investment in Latin America defies global downturn.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends event with the Colombian government's peace negotiators and members of the ELN.

August 12, 2024

Japan
Miura Mari: The Fight for Gender Parity

Miura Mari, a professor of political science at Sophia University, helps build a path to gender parity in Japanese politics. 

Miura Mari speaks at  Academy for Gender Parity event

July 31, 2024

RealEcon
Making U.S. Trade Policy Relevant Again

U.S. trade policy can still solve problems but requires new approaches that engage with current realities rather than wishful thinking, says former chief of staff to the U.S. trade representative.

Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala addresses delegates during a session on fisheries subsidies during the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi of February 26, 2024. The world's trade ministers gathered in the UAE on February 26 for a high-level WTO meeting with no clear prospects for breakthroughs, amid geopolitical tensions and disagreements

August 7, 2024

United States
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Chevron Deference Ruling Will Disrupt Climate Policy

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to limit federal agencies’ power to interpret laws will have major implications for U.S. climate and environmental policies.

 In an aerial view, a Caltrans changeable message sign on Highway 101 displays a warning about extreme heat on July 02, 2024 in Corte Madera, California.

July 31, 2024

United Kingdom
Why a Feminist Foreign Policy

Utilizing an approach that centers on gender equality and gender analysis ensures that policymakers in countries better understand the impact of foreign policy decisions on individuals and every part…

A woman waves a flag depicting a symbol of feminism during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Athens March 8, 2014.