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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 13, 2018
United States
The Marshall Plan Holds Lessons for Present Tensions With Russia, Benn Steil Writes in New Book
February 13, 2018—The Marshall Plan—the costly and ambitious initiative to revive western Europe after World War II—marked the true beginning of the Cold War, argues Benn Steil. Bringing to bear new …
December 24, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Post-Burkina Faso: Domino or Boomerang Effect?
This is a guest post by Jean-Yves Ollivier, a French businessman who has spent over forty years involved in peace talks in Africa. He serves as CEO of the Brazzaville Foundation for Peace and Nature …
March 27, 2013
China
South Korea’s Nuclear Debate and the Credibility of U.S. Extended Deterrence
North Korea’s third nuclear test last month unleashed an active South Korean debate on nuclear weapons acquisition along with calls for the reintroduction of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to deter an…
August 31, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: Religious Violence in Jos
A signboard welcoming visitors is seen at the main entrance of Nigeria's central city of Jos. (Joseph Penney/Courtesy Reuters) On August 28 in Jos there was a new outbreak of violence, ostensibly be…
September 25, 2019
Politics and Government
Five Questions About the Impeachment Inquiry Answered
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced late yesterday that the House had opened an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. It’s a news story that will be with us for weeks to come. Here a…
April 20, 2022
Inequality
The U.S. Inequality Debate
Public policy experts call income and wealth inequality one of the defining challenges of this century. Recent crises have accelerated these divisions, and the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened them fur…
