In order to reconcile the current dominance of coal in China with the country's carbon reduction goals, Beijing has expressed interest in carbon capture and storage technologies, which are still in a nascent stage of development.
The forces that kept protectionism at bay during the financial crisis—chief among them, national laws, regional agreements, and structural economic shifts—should be the focus of future trade negotiations.
Inflation poses a particularly significant challenge to China's leadership, since it can both incite broad-based dissatisfaction among diverse social groups and create fissures among the ruling elite.
The leadership of the International Monetary Fund should be open to any qualified candidate from anywhere in the world and the selection process should be inclusive, transparent, and based on no other considerations than the candidate’s professional merits, experience, and integrity.
China’s economic growth model, which relies on low interest rates to stimulate investment, resembles that of a large development bank. However, China's weak fiscal system threatens the sustainability of this model.
The unprecedented change in the Middle East has created immediate challenges to maintaining social cohesion and macroeconomic stability. Over the longer-term, countries must define their own political, social, and economic transformations.
In spite of nominal changes in the value of China’s currency and domestic interest rates and wages, China’s economy remains unbalanced, as real interest rates continue to outpace real wages and any real appreciation of the renminbi.
The dramatic increase in official foreign exchange reserves in developing countries has prompted accusations of protectionism, but developed countries are equally to blame for the recent increase.
With inflation rising in the developing world, advanced countries are bearing the brunt of the post-crisis adjustment—including reestablishing fiscal sanity—with little help from the vibrant emerging economies upon which the world have come to rely.
The threat from militants in Pakistan is unlikely to disappear following bin Laden's death. The United States must continue to engage with Pakistan, but a greater emphasis should be made on building civilian, not military, capabilities.























Stay connected to the Global Think Tank with Carnegie's smartphone app for Android and iOS devices