April 2016

Obama on power

From the excellent [“Obama Doctrine” profile in the New Yorker](http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-obama-doctrine/471525/): > Real power means you can get what you want without having to exert violence. – Barack Obama and: > Obama has come to a number of dovetailing conclusions about the world, and about America’s role in it. The first is that the Middle East…more

April 19, 2016 - Decisions

More on how the Paris climate agreement happened

The Guardian has a wonderful in-depth description of just how the world’s leaders came to an agreement on climate change action in Paris last December (previously). Lots of innovative techniques, including… A headquarters with visibility across the conference: Fabius, from his office, could be with Christiana Figueres, the UN climate change chief, for a face-to-face…more

April 5, 2016 - Decisions, Sustainability, World