The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change was launched on October 30th last year. The attention it received in academic, political and popular circles worldwide has been perhaps unprecedented for a government report of its kind. Running now to nearly 700 pages, the Review contains a...

This paper examines the determinants of alignment in bilateral partnerships. While it was impossible to think about international cooperation without referring to the term "alliances" during much of the Cold War period, strategic partnerships have taken a central place in many states' diplomatic...