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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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January 16, 2014
China
China’s Unprecedented Political Reforms
I was heartened last week to read a piece in Foreign Affairs by Eric Li, a Chinese venture capitalist and political commentator, in which he asserts that “unprecedented” political reforms are underwa…
April 14, 2010
Human Rights
For Obama, Vexing Detainee Decisions Loom
The Obama administration, at first swift to move away from Bush-era detainee practices, has found itself struggling through a political and legal thicket about where and how to try those accused of w…
August 6, 2014
Labor and Employment
Policy Initiative Spotlight: How Canada Lets Local Governments Pick Immigrants
Comprehensive U.S. immigration reform is dead. More than a year after the U.S. Senate passed its reform bill, the House has not voted on comprehensive reform. The upcoming mid-term elections will l…
August 26, 2009
Intelligence
The Detrimental Potential of a CIA Review
The Justice Department’s decision to review past CIA interrogation tactics may be legally justified, but Burton Gerber, a former CIA station chief, says the move could have a chilling and detrimental…
January 8, 2003
United States
Rewards from China’s Integration into the WTO Far Outweigh Risks for Both the United States and China, Concludes Council-Sponsored Independent Task Force
October 11, 2001 – Both the United States and China will run risks as Beijing moves ahead with membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), but the potential payoffs for both countries are well …