They seldom plan ahead, trusting their ability to respond in the moment and deal effectively with whatever presents itself.

So international climate policy needs a paradigm shift.

With her diamonds and her statues, and a reputation for dealing imperiously with her subordinates, she s clearly no Obama.

Treating Al Qaeda

Placing ideology above pragmatism is a formula for failure in any crisis.

No country can deal with any of these challenges by itself.

The budget deficits could continue to prevent any meaningful action in areas of critical need.

Had he dropped any of the balls he was juggling, today s world would be much worse.

No one knows where the 8 figure really comes from, and many experts believe that China s society and polity are capable of handling much lower growth.

But, thankfully, for anyone with persistence and a modicum of computer skill, the Internet leaks like a sieve.

Nor was there any mention of banks size and ways to address the too big to fail issue.

And, second, European countries must maintain the capacity to deal with any major security crisis.

Responsible policymakers in other G 20 countries are very clear on this point no one will agree ex ante to a specific way of handling the failure of any global bank.

Taking Systemic Risk Seriously

Realism about Russia

How are you going to manage it?

One more attempt was made before the House adjourned for the day, with no item of legislative business transacted.

Pragmatisme Kebijakan Perubahan Iklim

A Cool Head for the Hottest Issues

Realism on North Korea

Business as Usual with Russia?

The Trouble with North Korea

Let s Get Real About Money

Smarter Thinking on Climate Change

Taking Disarmament Seriously

Taking Drug Safety Seriously

Keeping Calm on North Korea

The Nixon Option for Iran?

Addressing illegal international traffic

Handling the politics of change

A viable Russia policy for Europe must recognize Europe s growing dependence on Russian energy resources.

Creditors and banks often preferred to do business with known borrowers, and where local jurisdictions could settle any disputes.

Although China publicly favors bilateral initiatives over multilateral institutions in addressing water issues, it has not shown any real enthusiasm for meaningful bilateral action.

Thatcher was brave and resolute, but she was not magnanimous. She won famous victories, but showed no generosity to the defeated, in word or deed.

A New Macroeconomic Strategy

This is Sami's style of doing things.

A New Approach to North Korea

China s North Korean Contradictions

But this problem is easily negotiated.

Reasoning with Iran

The End of an Era in Finance

I took my money and decided to find another smuggler to deal with.

Under the circumstances, South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) urgently need to reappraise their approach not only to Mugabe, but to how they will deal with any uncontested election.

Among the many innovations in Color QuickDraw were an ability to handle any display size, any color depth, and multiple monitors.

Don t get me wrong None of this is meant to suggest that the US can deal effectively with the world s problems on its own.