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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 19, 2019
G20 (Group of Twenty)
Will There Be a Trade Truce at the G20?
Donald J. Trump and Xi Jinping plan to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan, but it’s not clear that an end to tariffs is in sight.
July 31, 2023
Syria
Defeated and Detained, Islamic State Still Poses Extremism Threat
Years after defeating the Islamic State on the battlefield, world governments are now grappling with what to do with the thousands of war-related detainees in Syria.
September 26, 2023
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy
Kim Budil, director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, discusses the recent achievement of a net energy gain from a nuclear fusion reaction and its implications for the futu…
April 2, 2012
Myanmar
Myanmar’s Elections: Is Reform Real?
The elections brought democratic forces into parliament for the first time in fifty years. But Myanmar’s rapid reforms still must be viewed as small steps in a country where military forces retain co…
February 9, 2024
Global
Central Bank Currency Swaps Tracker
Introduction Since the financial crisis of 2007, central banks around the world have entered into a multitude of bilateral currency swap agreements with one another. These agreements allow a centr…
May 16, 2023
United States
Why Today Is Not Like the 1850s
American politics turned hyper toxic several years ago, and ever since commentators have raised the specter of a second civil war. No other historical parallel, it seems, captures so viscerally today…
March 4, 2021
Global
The President's Inbox Episodes by Topic
A comprehensive list of each episode of The President's Inbox organized by topic.
