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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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August 8, 2016
Politics and Government
After the Vote, It’s “Morning in South Africa”
This post was co-authored by John Campbell and Allen Grane, research associate for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Many friends of South Africa’s post-1994 “non-racial dem…
July 19, 2012
Health
New from CFR: John Campbell on South Africa’s HIV/AIDS Past
In a post yesterday on his blog, CFR Senior Fellow John Campbell wrote about South Africa’s history of combating HIV/AIDS. He focuses on Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who was just appointed chairperson of …
November 29, 2018
Climate Change
Katowice Climate Summit: What to Watch
The conference in Poland will be a major test of the world’s collective political will to fight global warming. Following through on promises made in Paris will not be easy.
June 13, 2018
South Africa
Zuma’s Corruption Stalls Popular Trust in South African Taxation
There are signs that South Africans are reverting to the non-payment of taxes. The Treasury estimates that half of the revenue shortfall in 2017 resulted from personal income taxes that the government had budgeted for but were not paid. In the short term, the revenue short fall is compelling Ramaphosa to raise the VAT.
November 7, 2017
Saudi Arabia
Oil and a More Muscular Saudi Arabia
Saudi oil policy is undergoing a significant, yet subtle shift that is likely to have broader, strategic implications. The shift comes in the wake of a perfect storm of complicated existential threat…
