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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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August 3, 2016
United States
Revisiting President Reagan’s Iran Arms-for-Hostages Initiative
The Wall Street Journal published an important story about the Obama administration’s decision in January to ship $400 million, which was first converted into Swiss and Dutch currencies, to Iran on b…
May 17, 2016
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The 1990 U.S. Pledge to the Soviet Union on NATO Expansion: A Conversation with Joshua Shifrinson
I speak with Joshua Itzkowitz Shifrinson, an assistant professor at Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service and author of “Deal or No Deal? The End of the Cold War and the U.S. Offer…
December 16, 2015
United States
Presidential Candidates Use of Force Tracker
This blog post was coauthored with my research associate, Amelia M. Wolf. Presidential campaigns are largely consequence-free environments unburdened by the pressures and responsibilities that come …
January 20, 2017
Heads of State and Government
Obama’s Final Drone Strike Data
As Donald Trump assumes office today, he inherits a targeted killing program that has been the cornerstone of U.S. counterterrorism strategy over the past eight years. On January 23, 2009, just three…
January 13, 2017
Intelligence
Superforecasters, Software, and Spies: A Conversation With Jason Matheny
This week I sat down with Dr. Jason Matheny, director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). IARPA invests in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to address national i…
