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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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March 16, 2017
Human Rights
Preventing Peacekeeper Abuse Through Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is authored by Sabrina Karim, …
June 20, 2017
Peacekeeping
UN Peacekeeping: Where Are All the Women?
The following is a guest post by Megan Roberts, associate director of the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Next week Antonio Guterres w…
March 27, 2007
Financial Markets
Iran, oil, dollar, euro
Iran indicated that it plans to reduce the dollar share of its portfolio to below 20%.. Something tells me it might not want to shift into pounds – a fairly popular alternative to the dollar – right…
November 10, 2016
The United States Marine Corps Celebrates Its 241st Birthday Today
The Marine Corps turns 241 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines have been …
March 29, 2005
United States
Too big to behave rashly
According to Andrew Samwick, the world’s central banks are too big to behave rashly. As he puts it: "We’re too big an economy, and our creditors’ portfolio holdings are simply too large for them to …