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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 14, 2011
Japan
Beware Nuclear Policy Experts Talking About Japan
I have quick piece up at CFR.org assessing the potential policy consequences of the ongoing Japanese nuclear disaster. Short version: Take a look at political prognosticators’ track record from the e…
December 23, 2011
Defense and Security
Friday File: Three Good News Stories—Latin America, Burma, and HIV/AIDS Prevention
The headquarters of Brazil's central bank in Brasilia. (Ueslei Marcelino/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. The newspapers spread across my desk are a sea of bad news. Iraq looks to be descending onc…
March 8, 2017
Cybersecurity
Wikileaks and the CIA: What’s in Vault7?
On Tuesday, Wikileaks released a huge cache of documents it said were descriptions of CIA cyber tools used to break into smartphones, computers and internet-connected TVs. Wikileaks says the document…
May 8, 2018
China
Disaggregating the Fall in China's Current Account Surplus Since 2007
China's current account surplus is almost certainly about $100 billion larger than officially reported, and the falling current account surplus masks a persistent manufacturing surplus.
February 19, 2020
United Nations
Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations: Protecting Our Children’s Future
Henrietta Fore discusses the work of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as well as her priorities and goals for the agency.
