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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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February 2, 2010
Middle East and North Africa
Paradise Beneath Her Feet
Read an excerpt of Paradise Beneath Her Feet. The challenge in the Middle East has been intensified by the rise of a political Islam that too often condemns women's empowerment as Western cultural…
April 1, 2011
Competitiveness
Capital, Labor, and Productivity: Moyo on U.S. Economic Competitiveness
Dambisa Moyo, economist and author of "How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly -- and the Stark Choices Ahead," shares her thoughts on U.S. economic leadership, China’s rise, and the d…
August 2, 2012
United States
U.S. Drought and Rising Global Food Prices
Climatic conditions across the U.S. farm belt are triggering a rise in global food prices that threatens to fuel political unrest in developing countries, says CFR’s Isobel Coleman.
September 10, 2014
Development
Unlocking the Potential of Women Entrepreneurs
This post is from Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) senior fellow and director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy initiative, and Dina Habib Powell, global head of corporat…
July 11, 2013
Americas
Soap Operas as "Edutainment"
Turns out, popular media is not always a mindless distraction. There is evidence that so-called “education-entertainment,” which weaves important information about health, safety, and cultural issue…
