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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 12, 2014
Brazil
Lights Out: Brazil’s Power Problem
With the World Cup over, Brazilians are turning to their next big event—October’s presidential elections. While President Dilma Rousseff still leads in the polls, her margins continue to shrink. A re…
December 14, 2021
Olympics
The Olympics Are Hard on the Environment. Will the 2022 Beijing Games Continue the Trend?
The Olympics are becoming less sustainable, and the winter games in Beijing are no exception. Can organizers make them more environmentally friendly as the climate crisis intensifies?
August 21, 2020
Wars and Conflict
Five Movies Worth Watching About Foreign Intrigue
Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: tales of espionage and conspiracy.
April 2, 2020
Brazil
Skeptical Bolsonaro Clashes With Governors as Coronavirus Spreads in Brazil
Local officials are taking measures on their own to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as President Jair Bolsonaro downplays the crisis.
December 22, 2011
United States
TWE Remembers: Abraham Lincoln and the “Spot Resolutions”
Last week the United States formally ended the war in Iraq. The war began with great patriotic fervor. It ended with two in three Americans saying that it had not been “worth the loss of American liv…
April 1, 2021
International Law
Save the Olympics, Again
In May 1984, I published an op-ed in The New York Times entitled, “To Save Olympics.” It called for the depoliticization of the Olympics through an international treaty that would establish permanent…