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The World America Didn't Make

The issue is not that America is losing its grip on the global liberal order. The issue is that there was never a global liberal order to begin with.

Overhauling the Central Banks

Inflation targeting helped cause—and intensify—the global financial crisis. What we can do about it.

American Interests in Antarctica

Antartica is currently a model of international cooperation. It may not remain so for long.

Essays

Climatic Engineering

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

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

Global warming is real. Regrettably, proposals to counter it are anything but.

Monster from the Deep: Return of UNCLOS

The argument against ratification of the whole UNCLOS seems to be overwhelming, but for reasons that have not been fully argued in public.

Blogs

International and Interplanetary Relations

How the search for extraterrestrial life can help us solve our earthbound problems.

Iran’s Bluster and Weakness

Iran's empty threats show desperation, not security.

China's Junky Rise

Beijing's only concern is the accretion of power. Woe to whatever—or whomever—gets in its way.

Books & Reviews

The Green in the Machine

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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May 27, 2012