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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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December 3, 2016
Israel
The United Nations General Assembly, the Golan, and Theater of the Absurd
This past week the United Nations General Assembly commemorated once again the "International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People" and took the occasion to pass six anti-Israel resolutions…
June 20, 2024
United States
Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security: Turning Point—The Bomb and The Cold War
The Netflix series Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War is an exploration of the decades-long conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union framed by current events that reveal the Cold…
February 3, 2005
Iraq
IRAQ: U.S. Deployments at the War’s Height
This publication is now archived. How many U.S. troops were stationed in and around Iraq when Baghdad fell?The Pentagon said April 8 that some 340,000 U.S. servicemen and women were under the authori…
May 31, 2024
Thailand
Has the King of Thailand Split With Thaksin?
The king of Thailand had seemingly allied with Thailand’s most powerful civilian politician, Thaksin Shinawatra. Now, the alliance may be collapsing—again showing the vast, hidden power of the Thai m…
May 15, 2024
China
Religion in China
A significant proportion of China’s population claims to follow a religion. However, the government continues to toughen oversight, increase persecution of some religions, and attempt to co-opt state…
January 22, 2024
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A Conversation With Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib discusses developments in the Middle East, increasing tensions with Israel, and Lebanon’s perspective on the conflict and ongoing efforts to deescalate ten…
June 27, 2023
Israel
The Biden Administration Ends Support for Research in the West Bank
The Biden administration decision to bar U.S. support for Israeli research institutions in the West Bank achieves nothing for Palestinians or for U.S. policy goals.