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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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November 12, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Passes Burundi Resolution
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution condemning killings and torture occurring in Burundi. The French-introduced resolution, sounds the alarm about the widespread bloodshed and potential …
October 29, 2012
Turkey
Guest Post: Kurdish Issue,Turkish Problem
My friend and colleague, Dov Friedman, was nice enough to guest post while I’m convalescing from a recent injury. Enjoy. Over the last six months, the Turkish military and the Kurdistan Worker’s Par…
November 15, 2011
Monetary Policy
A Discussion of the Fed’s Dual Mandate Responsibilities
Charles L. Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, discusses the Fed's dual mandate in working to avoid an economic collapse and an increase in inflation, as well as lowering the une…
August 2, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Somalia Famine Finally Captures the News Cycle
Eastern Africa: Drought-Humanitarian Snapshot, 29 July 2011 (Courtesy of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs). A full pdf is available here: http://reliefweb.int/node/438043. Tod…
April 15, 2002
Israel
The Powell Mission
An explosion, apparently set off by a suicide bomber, killed at least six people at a bus stop near Jerusalem’s outdoor market Friday in an attack that coincided with a peace mission by U.S. Secretar…