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What were we expecting from Copenhagen?
With all due respect to Bruce Bueno de Mesquita , I don't think you really needed an advanced computer model to predict that the Copenhagen conference wasn't going to end with binding emissions goals. But even so, the final deal is a crushing...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 2:59 PM
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Copenhagen fizzle
According the WSJ , there will be no "comprehensive accord" from Copenhagen. But there will be a band-aid deal between US, China, India, S Africa. The Washington Post 's initial headline sounds rather too optimistic to me. Look forward to...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 1:50 PM
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Obama speaks Beijingese
He came; he spoke ... he did not conquer. It's unclear how much impact Obama's speech (text here) at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen this morning will have in nudging negotiators toward an agreement. I found the most interesting line of his...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 9:46 AM
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Obama's Copenhagen Speech
The prepared text of U.S. President Barack Obama's address at the Morning Plenary Session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Oslo, Norway. Read More...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 9:09 AM
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Mohammad Ajmal Kasab's Bollywood dreams
After first denying that he was the lone surviving Mumbai gunman, and then shocking the court by pleading guilty, Mohammad Ajmal Kasab has changed his story yet again: Kasab insisted today that this was not the case, smiling as he set out his new version...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 9:00 AM
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Morning Brief: Obama in Copenhagen: You can't always get what you want
Obama in Copenhagen: You can't always get what you want Top story: A frustrated U.S. President Barack Obama addressed U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen on Friday and urged countries to accept an agreement, even if imperfect, though he stopped short...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 6:30 AM
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2009's alternative global thinkers similar to our hegemonic ones
The online magazine Pulse takes a shot at FP's Global Thinkers list: We were naturally skeptical since the selection included *** Cheney, General Petraeus, Larry Summers, Thomas Friedman, Bernard-Henri Lévy, David Kilcullen, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Salam...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 2:31 PM
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I'm with stupid...
I'm not sure an appearance by Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe was really needed to ensure that the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen ends in failure. The delegates seem to be perfectly capable of taking care of that inevitability on their own. Inhofe is...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 12:00 PM
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Castro drops by unannounced on unshowered Chavez
I can only imagine how bizarre it would be to have Fidel Castro show up at your door in the morning without warning, but that's apprently what happened to Hugo Chavez yesterday. Via Cuba Colada : Fidel Castro paid Hugo Chávez "the visit of the...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 11:37 AM
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North Korea closing (even more) to foreigners
The Hermit Kingdom is about to become even more cut off from the world than normal. Pyongyang's embassy in Beijing has, without explanation, stopped issuing visas to foreigners. South Korean media reports say the travel ban will last from Dec. 20...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 11:07 AM
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What does a genocidal regime's holiday card look like?
Julia Gronnevet, who reports on the U.N. for Japan's Asahi Shimbun , sends in this gem: Read More...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 10:45 AM
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Can we say that the LHC isn't going to destroy the world yet?
Last night, our list of the Worst Predictions for 2009 went live, featuring notables including Rahm Emanuel, George Soros, John Bolton and -- for the second straight year -- Charles Krauthammer. Posting this year's edition also provided an opportunity...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 8:38 AM
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What do Copenhagen protestors want?
In the absence of real progress to report, news coverage of the ongoing U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen has lately begun to focus on the protestors. Here is what we know: There are a lot of them (estimates range from 50,000 to 100,000 ). They've...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 8:01 AM
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Morning Brief: Clinton's last-minute bid to save Copenhagen
Clinton's last-minute bid to save Copenhagen Top story: In an 11th hour proposal to save the ailing UN Climate talks in Copenhagen and have some agreement on the table by the time U.S. President Barack Obama comes to town tomorrow, Secretary of State...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 6:01 AM
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Guinea's descent into chaos
Let me be honest: I'm pretty worried about Guinea. That's a huge understatement. I'm terrified for Guinea. After years and years of muddling along, it looks unlikely to do so now. Here's why: By now, you likely know that the leader of...
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Wed, Dec 16 2009 1:31 PM
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