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COP28 Can Deliver Progress on Climate Change, but Will It?Committed global action at every level of government, the economy, and society is needed to tackle such a complex, multifaceted challenge, and a growing awareness that time is running out should help to foster it at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. But the real test will come after, when promises must be kept.
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Global Climate Agreements: Successes and FailuresInternational 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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Campaign Roundup: The Republican Presidential Candidates on Climate ChangeEach Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Some Republican presidential candidates agree the planet is warming, but none has made tackling climate change a priority.
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Women This Week: South Korean Court Rules in Favor of ‘Comfort Women’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 November 25 to December 1.
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Climate, Conflict, and COP28: The Burden on Unstable RegionsIn Dubai, leaders should focus their attention on policy solutions for vulnerable regions where climate change is amplifying the consequences of armed conflict and compounding failures of governance.
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COP28 in Dubai, Russia Crackdown on Journalists, China Illness Spike, and MoreThe United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, hosts the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), where hundreds of world leaders meet to discuss limiting global warming and helping states that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change; Russia arbitrarily detains a journalist with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and the World Health Organization asks China for information on a spike in respiratory illness.
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Defunding Climate Action: What’s at Stake in GOP Cuts to International AidUnder Republican leadership, the House of Representatives is doubling down on their efforts to slash U.S. funding for gender equality initiatives—and climate justice hangs in the balance.
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COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai: What to ExpectScientists say governments need to act with more urgency to keep global warming in check. How much progress is possible at COP28?
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Unpacking the IPEF: Biden’s Indo-Pacific Trade PlayOne year after the Joe Biden administration unveiled its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the agreement still doesn’t look like a traditional trade deal and could end up falling short of its ambitions.
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In Green Steel Discussions, the United States Is Playing DirtyThe European Union should rebuff the Joe Biden administration’s protectionist boondoggle and refocus on genuine climate goals.
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What Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?The United Nation’s ambitious development agenda aims to protect people and the planet via seventeen goals. But experts say governments aren’t doing enough to implement them.
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Climate Change and Regional Instability in the Middle East
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The Middle East has suffered from protracted instability in recent decades, and climate-related disasters compound existing suffering. Marwa Daoudy argues that the United States and its partners should center mitigation efforts in assistance to the region. -
Climate Finance Gains Momentum Ahead of COP28Countries will collectively need to spend trillions of dollars to reach their decarbonization goals and protect the most vulnerable nations from climate disasters, but experts say current funding levels fall far short of what’s required to stave off the worst effects of climate change.
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U.S. Disaster Relief at Home and AbroadThe U.S. government responds to scores of disasters each year in coordination with foreign, state, and local partners, but more frequent and severe storms, fires, and floods are straining resources.
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Council Special Report: A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global HealthPanelists discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy on global health and ways to address future pandemics, climate change, health-related development goals, and other challenges in a divided country and geopolitical world. This meeting is made possible by the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
