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Global Korea

Global Korea

Authors: Scott Bruce, John Hemmings, Balbina Y. Hwang, Terence Roehrig, and Scott A. Snyder

South Korea has emerged as a major contributor to international security, participating in a wide range of activities far from the Korean peninsula. CFR scholars outline several steps that will ensure that South Korea can sustain this broadened role.

See more in South Korea, International Peace and Security

The Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Trans-Pacific Partnership

CFR Senior Fellow Thomas J. Bollyky contributes to this volume the chapter "Regulatory Coherence in the TPP Talks."

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More with Less

More with Less

Author: Thomas Bollyky

CFR Senior Fellow Thomas J. Bollyky discusses the rise of noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries, the United Nations' efforts to address this rapidly emerging health problem, and paths for collective action.

See more in Global Health, Humanitarian Intervention

Trends in U.S. Military Spending

Author: Dinah Walker

The future of military spending will likely feature prominently in the upcoming presidential election. President Obama proposes bringing military spending down to 2000 levels (3.7 percent of GDP), while Governor Romney has proposed setting a floor for core defense spending at 4 percent of GDP. The attached chart book on trends in U.S. and global defense spending from CFR's Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies sets this debate in historical and global context.

The Global Health Regime

The Global Health Regime

A broad-sweeping look at international efforts to improve public health. This is part of the Global Governance Monitor, an interactive feature tracking multilateral approaches to several global challenges.

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Three Hurdles for Emissions Trading Scheme

Three Hurdles for Emissions Trading Scheme

Author: Jill Kosch O’Donnell

South Korea is on track to set a double precedent: creating the first nationwide greenhouse gas emission trading scheme in a developing country and being the first in Asia. To be successful, however, the scheme will have to overcome political and private-sector hurdles.

See more in South Korea, Energy, Environmental Pollution

Advancing Human Rights in the UN System

Advancing Human Rights in the UN System

Author: Suzanne Nossel

Former deputy assistant secretary of state Suzanne Nossel argues that U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council has made the body a more credible watchdog and has been an effective venue for advancing American policy goals.

See more in Human Rights, UN