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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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The country holds nationwide elections amid political upheaval, a looming economic crisis, and a worsening security situation.
The suppression of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party has enabled the Pakistani military to reassert control over the country’s politics.
Immigration and Migration
Lawmakers remain divided over proposed changes to U.S. border policy following record migrant detentions in 2023. Here are seven decades of developments.
Tight restrictions on asylum and parole will drive migration further underground, where criminal groups profit.
President Joe Biden’s attempts to grapple with a record number of migrants are keeping the role of border enforcement at the center of the U.S. immigration debate.
Iran
An attack from Iran-aligned forces that killed U.S. service members near Jordan’s border with Syria risks direct U.S.-Iran conflict in a region already embroiled in widening violence.
Iran’s web of armed partners such as Hezbollah and the Houthis serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East and could pose a significant threat to the United States and U.S. allies in the region, especially Israel.
NATO
The alliance is bolstering its military deterrent in Europe amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is expanding to include Finland and Sweden.
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: The 2024 election has potentially significant implications for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Myanmar
Myanmar’s military is losing its grip on power—the United States and its partners should prepare for potential state collapse.
Israel
Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military support. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny amid Israel’s war to eliminate Hamas.
Panelists discuss Israel’s incursion into Southern Gaza, military tactics thus far, and potential exit strategies for the Israeli army.
Events
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discusses U.S.-China relations and the Biden administration’s policy priorities for the relationship going forward.
This event is co-organized by the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, as part of its annual China Forum.
Gideon Rose celebrates the winners of this year’s Arthur Ross Book Award: Chris Miller, Susan L. Shirk, and Daniel Treisman.
The program includes an award ceremony with each winner, and a discussion with Chris Miller on how critical technology is shaping the global balance of power.
Historian and now U.S. Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt discusses the increase in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric following the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, contemporary sources of antisemitism, and the U.S. government’s responses to global antisemitism.
Tarek El-Ariss, James Wright professor and chair of Middle Eastern studies at Dartmouth College, and Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black distinguished professor of Jewish studies at Dartmouth College, lead the conversation on navigating academic discourse on Israel and Palestine.
Expert Spotlight
Ann Norris
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Matthew P. Goodman
Distinguished Fellow for Global Economic Policy and Director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
Paul B. Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
David P. Fidler
Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity
Stephen Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Alice C. Hill
David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Robert E. Rubin
Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Sebastian Mallaby
Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
Zongyuan Zoe Liu
Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies
Matthew C. Waxman
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy
Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Sheila A. Smith
John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Thomas J. Bollyky
Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program
Bruce Hoffman
Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics
Jendayi E. Frazer
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa U.S. Foreign Policy Politics and Government
Brad W. Setser
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow
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Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan
Although China’s ambition to gain control of Taiwan is clear, doing so through force would prove enormously difficult and costly.
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