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November 24, 2004
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The Arctic Council assesses the impact climate change is having on the Arctic environment, human health, and social, cultural and economic systems. The Assessment encourages Member States to take effective measures through enhancing the access of Arctic residents to information and decision makers.
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March/April 2008
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Wake up, Henry Hudson: Thanks to global warming, the Northwest Passage will soon be open for business.
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September 9, 2007
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
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August 8, 2007
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
New York Times
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Updated: August 9, 2007
Daily Analysis
As the North Pole’s ice cap gives way to global warming, countries bordering the formerly inaccessible Arctic are now vying to claim its untapped resources.
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November 20, 2006
Must Read
NOAA has published a report on the decline in Arctic snow and ice coverage.
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Latin America (7/3): Julia Sweig looks at why Colombia is a lucrative part of John McCain’s foreign policy, in the Washington Independent.
U.S. Foreign Policy (7/2): James Goldgeier and Derek Chollet look at the schism among Republicans about the future direction of U.S. foreign policy, in National Interest.
Trade (7/2): Jagdish Bhagwati argues that Free Trade Agreements must be placed on moratorium, in the New York Sun.
Diplomacy (6/30): Walter Russell Mead argues that closer ties between Australia and Canada would bring substantial benefits to both, in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Economics (6/30): Sebastian Mallaby discusses oil futures and the folly of price controls, in the Washington Post.
U.S. Politics and Religion (6/27): Michael Gerson argues that the issue of abortion is Obama’s greatest obstacle to securing support from evangelicals, in the Washington Post.
After two decades of liberalization, many countries around the world are adopting new restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) that could retard continued progress. The authors make recommendations for correcting this protectionist drift by proposing guidelines for how countries can better regulate FDI yet still reap its economic benefits.
In this Council Special Report, the authors make a strong case that the Bush administration’s policy of diplomatic isolation of Syria is not serving U.S. interests, and offer informed history and thoughtful analysis of the country and its external behavior.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
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