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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, 2023
Democracy
The Long Shadow of the Iraq War: Lessons and Legacies Twenty Years Later
On March 20, 2003, I found myself bobbing offshore along Iraq’s tiny coastline in a raging sandstorm, as a reporter covering the U.S. Navy SEALs and Polish special forces’ operations in the U.S.-led …
February 7, 2013
China
Will Piekos: China’s Port in Gwadar—Another Pearl Encircling India?
Will Piekos is a Research Associate for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. There is a lot of speculation as to China’s intentions surrounding the acquisition of Pakistan’s Gwadar port…
February 6, 2023
United States
Women in the 118th Congress: Halting Progress, Storm Clouds Ahead
Women made modest gains in representation in the 2022 Congressional midterms but the path for women's issues in the 118th Congress is uncertain.
October 18, 2022
Middle East and North Africa
How Much Influence Does Iran Have in Iraq?
Iran has built considerable political clout in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime. Its wide sphere of influence could be expanding, raising domestic tensions and alarming U.S. policymaker…
March 8, 2024
Elections and Voting
The Outlook for Women’s Political Leadership in 2024
As a record number of countries hold elections in 2024, panelists reflect on the substantive policy achievements of women political leaders, needed measures to achieve increased women’s leadership, a…
February 5, 2021
Middle East and North Africa
How Severe Is Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis?
Yemen was suffering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Then the pandemic struck. Now famine is looming, and signals of changing U.S. policy are being closely watched for how that could aff…