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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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September 19, 2011
United States
Pakistan, America, and Journalistic Courage
Tribesmen pray at grave of Hayatullah Khan during his funural near Mir Ali in the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on June 17, 2006 (Faisal Mahmood/Courtesy Reuters). In 2005, U.S. and P…
June 16, 2006
Religion
Shia Muslims in the Mideast
Backgrounder: Some experts say a "Shiite crescent" holds the potential to transform Islamic politics in the coming years.
September 8, 2009
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Talks on Nuclear Issue Unlikely with ’Unsettled’ Iran
Amid Tehran’s fresh assertions of its right to pursue uranium enrichment, CFR’s Ray Takeyh says the widening split in Iran’s political system casts greater doubt on prospects for nuclear talks with t…
January 10, 2013
Palestinian Territories
Middle East Matters This Week: Assad Stalls, Palestinians Talk, and Iraq Explodes
Significant Middle East Developments Syria. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad gave his first speech in nearly seven months on Sunday, outlining a "peace plan" that ruled out any negotiation with Syri…
July 16, 2018
Russia
The Oil Context of the Trump-Putin Meeting
There appears to be a list of conflicts and other kinds of issues that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin touched upon during their meeting in Helsinki, and progress on any…
May 25, 2017
Iran
A New Mideast Cold War Intensifies
The reelection of Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, as well as U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s strong affirmation of ties with Sunni Arab states, sets the stage for an intense new round of competition in the M…
