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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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May 7, 2015
Middle East and North Africa
Clouds Over Camp David Summit
The U.S. and Gulf Arab leaders gathering in Camp David are pursuing divergent courses in the Middle East, with differences over Iran nuclear talks likely to drive them further apart, writes CFR’s Ray…
October 28, 2012
Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: JFK and Khrushchev Agree to a Deal (Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Thirteen)
Sunday, October 28, 1962 was a beautiful fall day in Washington, DC. After a cold start, the mercury hit 71 degrees, six degrees above normal. The sun shone brightly, and the breeze was mild. The wea…
December 7, 2005
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Terrorism Havens: Afghanistan
This publication is now archived. Where is Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a mountainous, landlocked country in central Asia. It’s about the size of Texas and has a population between twenty-two mi…
June 15, 2016
United States
Belated Birthday Wishes to the United States Army!
Yesterday the United States Army celebrated its 241st birthday. Alas, while I wrote out my birthday wishes I failed to post them. (Yes, I have been known to write cards and forget to send them.) But …
May 5, 2015
Syria
Guest Post: The Islamic State’s Water War
Allyson Beach is an intern for energy and environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. As a requisite resource, water and its infrastructure are decisive targets in the self-declared Islamic Sta…
