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March 24, 2025

Energy and Climate Policy
Will the International Energy Agency Keep Boosting Clean Energy?

The agency’s mandate has expanded from strengthening energy security to boosting the global clean energy transition, but it is facing pushback from critics who believe this mission undermines oil and…

A drone view shows a solar power plant and wind turbines in the Almaty region.

August 7, 2024

United States
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Chevron Deference Ruling Will Disrupt Climate Policy

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to limit federal agencies’ power to interpret laws will have major implications for U.S. climate and environmental policies.

 In an aerial view, a Caltrans changeable message sign on Highway 101 displays a warning about extreme heat on July 02, 2024 in Corte Madera, California.

February 4, 2025

Cuba
Can the United States Send Undocumented Immigrants to Guantánamo Bay?

The Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants includes a plan to transport potentially thousands to Guantánamo Bay. It is likely to spur international condemnation and a range of le…

A military officer stands near the entrance to Camp VI at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

January 14, 2025

Disasters
After the Fires: How to Rebuild Los Angeles

The wildfire devastation in Los Angeles will require California to develop far greater resiliency to climate-worsened disasters to sustain its revival—and a path for withstanding future disasters.

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 9, 2025.

July 10, 2024

International Law
Trump v. U.S.: Has the Supreme Court Made the Presidency More Dangerous?

The high court’s decision could allow future U.S. presidents to commit grave abuses of power with impunity, with serious implications for U.S. foreign policy and national security.

A view of the facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.

November 26, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence Priorities for the Next Administration

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been breathtaking, and American firms are leading the way in showing the potential of a new AI-propelled world. But rivals like China are gaini…

Two people stand with a large computing system, a man pointing at a piece of the technology, demonstrating it in front of a backdrop that says "Super Computing Center."

January 9, 2025

Climate Change
The L.A. Fires Show the Need for Climate Realism

The wildfires scorching the region around Los Angeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But, future climate change-related disasters will certainly top them in cost. Here are some steps…

Palisades Fire burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles.

October 16, 2024

Israel
Missile Defense: How Vulnerable Is Israel to Iran’s Attacks?

Israel and its allies have successfully defended against Iran’s missile attacks thus far, but it has required an extraordinary level of cooperation, and the challenge is likely to only get harder if …

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery in southern Israel, April 2024.

January 17, 2025

Technology and Innovation
Why the TikTok Ban Harms U.S. Interests at Home and Abroad

U.S. government officials should quickly declassify information about the national security threat posed by Chinese-owned TikTok or risk huge public backlash and a global loss of stature as a free sp…

People stand holding up signs that read "I'm 1 of 170 million Americans on TikTok" and "TikTok changed my life for the better" in front of the U.S. Capitol building.

October 16, 2024

Climate Change
What Hurricane Milton’s Damage Says About Climate Preparedness

The record-breaking storm was the second major hurricane to hit Florida in less than two weeks. Experts say climate change has worsened the wreckage of such events, straining government efforts to re…

In an aerial view, a bicycle rider navigates a damaged road along the Gulf of Mexico on October 13, 2024 in Manasota Key, Florida.