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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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July 20, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: Report on the Petroleum Industry Bill
A man arranges Agip drums at an oil station and depot in Nigeria's capital Abuja. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) Aaron Sayne, a consultant for the Revenue Watch Institute, has published policy r…
February 26, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa: Progress in HIV/AIDS
South Africa has been ground zero in the HIV/AIDS tragedy. In 2011, about 5.6 million people were HIV positive, about 12 percent of South Africa’s population. According to the Economist, the HIV/AID …
October 19, 2009
China
China 2025
As President Obama prepares for his first trip to Beijing in November, the spotlight will once again turn to China, the U.S.-China relationship, and China’s growing role in world affairs. From the…
June 1, 2022
Iran
Deal or No Deal: Update on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Our panelists discussed the Biden administration’s ongoing negotiations to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) following the Trump administration’s 2018 withdrawal, and the role of …
October 26, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Conflict in the Middle East—The Israel-Hamas War
Panelists discuss how the recent attacks by Hamas and ongoing conflict between the group and Israel continue to affect security in the Middle East and influence regional dynamics, as well as the futu…
September 14, 2015
Iraq
Overstating the Islamic State
Ever since the self-declared Islamic State overran Mosul in June 2014, virtually everyone has made it fairly clear in mostly unintended ways that we do not understand a lot about the group. Perhaps t…
