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    Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

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    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

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    The President’s Inbox Recap: Demography and World Power
    A country’s demography can expand or constrain its policy options.
    Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla November 8, 2023 The Water's Edge
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    In Green Steel Discussions, the United States Is Playing Dirty
    The European Union should rebuff the Joe Biden administration’s protectionist boondoggle and refocus on genuine climate goals.
    Blog Post by Inu Manak and Helena Kopans-Johnson November 8, 2023 Renewing America
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    Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in political economy at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how demographic trends in China, Russia, and the United States will shape and constrain global geopolitical competition.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Nicholas Eberstadt November 7, 2023 The President’s Inbox
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    A Modest Foreign Policy Proposal for the Middle Class (and The State Department’s Easiest Win): Au Pair for Senior Care
    The State Department can ease the burden for aging seniors by expanding its Au Pair Program—a cultural exchange work-study program providing care for babies, toddlers, and kids—to include caring for seniors.
    Blog Post by Heidi Crebo-Rediker November 6, 2023 Renewing America
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    Campaign Roundup: Election Day Is One Year Away
    Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Three things to know about the 2024 campaign.
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay November 3, 2023 The Water's Edge
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    Peru’s Elections in Doubt Plus, APEP Kicks Off and the Protest Risk to the Green Transition
    Peru’s unpopular congress and attorney general move to undermine 2026 elections; APEP kicks off, focus narrowed; Protests could hold back Latin America’s role in the green transition.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman November 2, 2023 Latin America’s Moment
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    Israel’s ground operations in the Gaza Strip intensify as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli leaders amid calls for a pause in fighting; U.S. President Biden hosts the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Summit to discuss regional economic growth and the migration crisis; Congress considers aid to Israel and Ukraine as a government shutdown approaches; and conflict displaces 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins November 2, 2023 The World Next Week
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    Meet Dean Phillips, Democratic Presidential Candidate
    The U.S. congressman from Minnesota is a candidate for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination.
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay October 31, 2023 The Water's Edge
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    What Does the Inter-American Development Bank Do?
    The Inter-American Development Bank aims to bolster economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean, but critics say reforms are needed.
    Backgrounder by Diana Roy October 31, 2023
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    The U.S. Faces a Public Relations Crisis in the Arab and Muslim World
    The Joe Biden administration’s steadfast show of support for Israel in its war with Hamas has reignited a torrent of anti-American sentiment in many Arab and Muslim communities.  
    Article by Farah Pandith October 27, 2023 Middle East Program
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    Women This Week: Sexual Assault Increasing Among Displaced Women in the Congo
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 21 to October 27.
    Blog Post by Noël James October 27, 2023 Women Around the World
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    Assessing the Potential Tensions and Outcomes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit
    The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco next month is unlikely to alter the United States' approach to regional economic integration and trade.
    Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick October 27, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    Prized Panda Diplomats Return to Beijing
    The National Zoo’s giant pandas will return to China by mid-November.
    Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla and Abigail McGowan October 27, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    Turkey, the United States, and the Israel-Hamas War
    President Erdogan’s recent troubles with the United States have prevented Turkey from playing a potentially constructive role in the early phases of the Israel-Hamas war.
    Article by Henri J. Barkey October 25, 2023 Middle East Program
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    Friendshoring’s Devil Is in the Details
    The Joe Biden administration needs to decide if friendshoring is a paradigm shift or old wine in new bottles.
    Blog Post by Inu Manak and Manjari Chatterjee Miller October 25, 2023 Renewing America
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