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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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April 23, 2013
White House Transparency and Targeted Killings
In February, President Obama declared during a Google+ Fireside Hangout: “This is the most transparent administration in history, and I can document how that is the case.” Obama did acknowledge: “Whe…
May 31, 2024
European Union
What’s at Stake in the EU Elections?
The European Union’s governing bodies could see a significant shake-up as millions of voters head to the polls across the twenty-seven-member bloc, with consequences for transatlantic ties.
June 4, 2024
Nigeria
A Second Coming?
Among a cross section of Nigerian Christians, support for former US President Donald Trump remains stubbornly strong.
September 12, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Black and White Income Inequality in South Africa and the United States
South Africa is notorious for having gross income inequality. Its GINI coefficient–a standard for measuring income inequality–is one of the highest in the world. The World Bank computed it at 63.1 in…
June 12, 2024
Energy and Climate Policy
CFR Welcomes Varun Sivaram Back as Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome back Varun Sivaram as senior fellow for energy and climate. He will work with CFR President Michael Froman to launch a cross-cutting initi…
March 24, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Fireworks During White House Meeting of Northern Nigerian Governors
On March 18, governors from Nigeria’s north and Middle Belt met with U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice and other U.S. officials at the White House. The governors come from states where econom…
February 15, 2015
Why Can’t the White House See Terrorism and Anti-Semitism?
Recently I wrote a post critical of President Obama for calling the killings at a kosher grocery in Paris "random." Quite obviously they were not; they were meant to kill Jews. Today a meeting in Co…