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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 20, 2014
United States
This Week: U.S.-Palestinian Summit, Piracy in Libya, Negotiations with Iran
Significant Developments Israeli-Palestinian Peace. President Barack Obama met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Monday. The two leaders discussed the April 29 deadline…
April 22, 2003
Iraq
Former U.S. Envoy Sees ‘Positive Results’ in Syrian Ties; Urges U.S. to Pursue Israel-Palestinian Accord After Iraq
Edward P. Djerejian, a former U.S. ambassador to Syria, says that despite the recent harsh words from Washington, he sees the likelihood of “positive results” flowing from U.S.-Syrian rela…
December 29, 2020
2020 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2020
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
June 26, 2009
Iran
After the Iranian Uprising
Violence and unrest following Iran’s contested presidential vote on June 12 have raised new questions about the regime’s long-term stability and prospects for U.S.-Iran rapprochement. Four experts ad…
July 12, 2018
Israel
The Sad Fate of the Socialist International
Once upon a time, the Socialist International was an extraordinary organization. Founded in 1951 as a successor to various prior socialist groups, it was staunchly democratic and anti-Communist, and …
June 23, 2011
Middle East and North Africa
Can the United Nations Make Palestine a State?
Can the United Nations General Assembly make Palestine a state? The answer is no, and yes. It appears that the Palestinians initially thought they could become a UN member state even if the United…