Is it too late to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen?
The countdown to COP15 in Copenhagen tells me, at the moment of writing, we have only 63 days left to pave the way to seal a safe deal. It seems impossible. Is it really?
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There is some hope for a climate deal in Copenhagen
But the odds against an effective deal are increasing. The NYC Climate Summit and the G20 meeting did not break the deadlock. Negotiators are working on a raft agreement in Bangkok this week. Meanwhile the UN has released the latest draft.
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You know, complacence is back…
Is the financial crisis over? Is the global economy any different from before the meltdown? Have the governments done their homework? Are we any safer?
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Obama: business as usual or a pivotal turning point in US politics?
Sergio Abranches
Obama’s election was, after all, mostly like every other presidential race in the US. A business as usual election of a business as usual administration. So says Princeton’s political scientist Larry M. Bartels.
President Obama’s Afghan Trap
Sergio Abranches
President Obama is on a hazardous trail in Afghanistan. Since the campaign he showed conviction that the US public supported the Bush doctrine of homeland security. He also made all efforts, and continues to go too cautiously not to alienate his conservative following, at least as far as military policy is concerned.