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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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May 14, 2006
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Not quite sure the federal debt is an “ungoverned force”
Despite what David Brooks says. The rising debt seems to be a direct consequence of cutting taxes and raising spending -- decisions the Bush Administration made. The US may not be able to stop Ch…
December 9, 2015
China
China’s New Military Presence in Africa
Allen Grane is a research associate in Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Recently, the Chinese government closed a deal with the Djibouti government to build its first inter…
April 27, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Inclusion Riders for War and Peace
At the 2018 Academy Awards, Oscar winner Frances McDormand explained how movies can be more diverse: inclusion riders. This approach is one worth considering outside of Hollywood—including in the con…
February 25, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Three Capitals
Resulting from negotiations between the British Empire and the defeated Boer republics that ended the second Anglo-Boer war and created the Union of South Africa were three capitals. Parliament meets…
March 18, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Rising HIV and “Sugar Daddies” in Uganda
This is a guest post by Brooke Bocast, a PhD candidate in anthropology at Temple University and a visiting predoctoral fellow at Northwestern University. She is currently writing her doctoral dissert…
