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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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February 7, 2012
South Africa
Lessons Learned: Nelson Mandela’s Release from Prison
CFR’s James M. Lindsay discusses Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in February 1990 and his subsequent rise to the presidency to show how individuals shape history.
September 5, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nelson Mandela Returns Home from Hospital
On September 1, Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital after an eighty-nine day stay and returned to his Johannesburg house. According to the presidency, Mandela’s condition “remains critical …
June 12, 2024
Middle East and North Africa
CFR Fellows’ Book Launch Series: The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East by Steven Cook
In The End of Ambition, Steven A. Cook boldly claims that despite setbacks and moral costs, the United States has had a record of success in the Middle East. Yet, beginning in the 1990s, those achiev…
May 14, 2020
"The World: A Brief Introduction" by Richard N. Haass
Please join Richard Haass as he discusses The World: A Brief Introduction, his new book designed to provide readers of any age and experience with the essential background and building blocks they ne…
February 7, 2012
South Africa
Lessons Learned: Nelson Mandela’s Release from Prison
Nelson Mandela's release from prison has lessons for understanding international relations today.
March 1, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
South African Preoccupation with Nelson Mandela’s Health
This week, former president Nelson Mandela was briefly hospitalized for "a minor diagnostic procedure" and then released with a clean bill of health. He is staying at his house in Houghton, a suburb …
