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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 18, 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
Crisis in the Congo
Overview Crisis in the Congo describes the Democratic Republic of the Congo's near-term vulnerability to convulsive electoral violence and renewed rebellion on its periphery. In this Contingency P…
December 30, 2014
Technology and Innovation
Some Good News For a Change: Mark Clifford’s The Greening of Asia
Picking up a copy of Mark Clifford’s new book The Greening of Asia: The Business Case for Solving Asia’s Environmental Emergency (Columbia University Press, forthcoming March 2015) is a good way to s…
June 30, 2024
World Order
Council of Councils Thirteenth Annual Conference
Coordination is needed on growing transnational challenges, but domestic political priorities could hinder reaching consensus on managing global challenges.
September 8, 2005
Egypt
Frank Wisner: Presidential Elections Marked ’an Historic Day’ in Egypt
Frank G. Wisner, a veteran U.S. diplomat and ambassador to Egypt from 1986-91, says the first-ever multi-candidate presidential election in Egypt marked “an historic day” for that country. Though Pre…
June 12, 2024
Military Operations
Sea Power: The U.S. Navy and Foreign Policy
The U.S. Navy’s dominance of the world’s oceans has made it an indispensable foreign policy tool and a guarantor of global trade, but a mix of challenges is raising difficult questions about its futu…
November 3, 2011
Ivory Coast
Low School Attendance Marks Slow Recovery for Ivory Coast
Damage to a school building located near the military camp of Akouedo is seen following fire from U.N. and French military aircraft in Abidjan April 10, 2011. (Thierry Gouegnon/Courtesy Reuters) In …
June 17, 2024
Thailand
King Maha Vajiralongkorn's Controlling Style Belies a Weak Monarch
King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has reverted from the quieter, behind-closed-doors style of his much-loved father and directly involved himself in Thai domestic politics and the economy.
