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Commentary

Overhauling the Central Banks

John Quiggin | Jan 19, 2012
Inflation targeting helped cause—and intensify—the global financial crisis. What we can do about it.

American Interests in Antarctica

Frank Klotz | Jan 17, 2012
Antartica is currently a model of international cooperation. It may not remain so for long.

The End of the Nuclear Renaissance

John Quiggin | Jan 03, 2012
Nuclear power is out. Solar power is in. What it means for politics in 2012.
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Essays

Climatic Engineering

Fred C. Ikle
Lowell Wood
| Jan 02, 2008
Using science to shape our stratosphere: The solutions to global warming may be found not just on the ground but in the skies.

Bonn Voyage: Kyoto's Uncertain Revival

Daniel Bodansky | Sep 01, 2001
While the Bonn Conference revived an ailing global warming agreement, Kyoto's flaws render it a questionable approach to the longest of long-term politics.

Staying Cool About Global Warming

Henry S. Rowen
John P. Weyant
| Sep 01, 1999
Global warming is real. Regrettably, proposals to counter it are anything but.

Monster from the Deep: Return of UNCLOS

Alfred P. Rubin | Sep 01, 1994
The argument against ratification of the whole UNCLOS seems to be overwhelming, but for reasons that have not been fully argued in public.
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Blogs

International and Interplanetary Relations

Paul R. Pillar | Jan 30, 2012
How the search for extraterrestrial life can help us solve our earthbound problems.

Iran’s Bluster and Weakness

Benjamin H. Friedman | Jan 06, 2012
Iran's empty threats show desperation, not security.

China's Junky Rise

Paul R. Pillar | Sep 01, 2011
Beijing's only concern is the accretion of power. Woe to whatever—or whomever—gets in its way.
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Books & Reviews

The Green in the Machine

David G. Victor | Mar 04, 2010
As the debate over global warming gets vicious yet again, climate expert David Victor explains the real unknowns and real solutions.

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