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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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June 28, 2024
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
The Supreme Court Was Right on Murthy v. Missouri
In a fight over social media, misinformation, free speech, and the role of government, this ruling isn’t about censorship; it’s about facts.
June 30, 2024
World Order
Council of Councils Thirteenth Annual Conference
Coordination is needed on growing transnational challenges, but domestic political priorities could hinder reaching consensus on managing global challenges.
December 8, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Witness Leaves Kimberley Process
An illegal diamond dealer from Zimbabwe displays diamonds for sale in Manica, near the border with Zimbabwe, September 19, 2010. (Goran Tomasevic/Courtesy Reuters) Yesterday, Global Witness announce…
February 1, 2019
South Africa
Zondo Commission Witness Details State Capture in South Africa
In January 2018, Ramaphosa appointed a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into “state capture,” the label commonly used in South Africa for government corruption. The testimony to the Zondo Commission of Angelo Agrizzi details the extravagant bribes paid by companies to the highest level of the governing African National Congress (ANC), mostly in return for highly lucrative contracts.
January 8, 2009
North Korea
Preparing for Sudden Change in North Korea
Overview North Korea poses difficult challenges for U.S. foreign policy. It possesses nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver them, and despite some progress, it is by no means clear that the ongo…
March 29, 2012
United States
The Power of Witness: Imagery and Mass Atrocities
* coauthored with my research associate, Emma Welch Warning: This blog post contains graphic images. Last week, I was fortunate to attend a workshop at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Power of…
