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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.
January 8, 2010
United StatesFailures to stop the recent U.S. airliner bomb plot and the destruction of a CIA base in Afghanistan illustrate inherent problems in intelligence gathering, and al-Qaeda’s impenetrability, says CFR’s…
July 28, 2011
Budget, Debt, and DeficitsDefense-spending cuts should be a big part of a deficit reduction deal, says CFR’s Richard Betts, with the Pentagon pursuing a budget that reflects a reduced threat environment and limits the product…
January 2, 2008
DemocracyRichard N. Haass, an expert on the Middle East and South Asia from years in government, says that the latest developments in Pakistan lead him to see that country heading into a period of considerabl…
August 11, 2010
PakistanThe international response to Pakistan’s flood disaster has been inadequate so far, says Richard Holbrooke, U.S. special representative to the country. He says Washington is contacting international …
June 26, 2009
Elections and VotingCFR President Richard N. Haass says in the aftermath of the Iranian regime’s crackdown on post-election protesters, the Obama administration will need to revive efforts to negotiate an end to Tehran’…