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Center for International Relations
and Sustainable Development

The Promise of China’s G-20 Presidency

Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng In just over a month, China will assume the G-20 presidency. Over the next year – and especially at the organization’s September summit, to be held in Hangzhou – China plans to help lay the groundwork for a world economy that is more “innovative, invigorated, interconnecte…

The Right Price for Preserving Our Climate

Christine Lagarde When world leaders convene in Paris this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, their task will be to reach a global agreement on curbing greenhouse-gas emissions. A successful outcome, demonstrating that countries can work together for the good of the planet, would…