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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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Turkey’s Growing Foreign Policy AmbitionsTurkey’s geography and membership in NATO have long given the country an influential voice in foreign policy, but the assertive policies of President Erdogan have complicated its role.
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The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact
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The United States and Saudi Arabia both stand to benefit by renewing their central strategic partnership, argue Steven A. Cook and Martin S. Indyk. -
The Partisan Gap in Support for Israel Seems PermanentPolls taken in 2021 and 2022 show a significant gap between Republicans and Democrats in their levels of support for Israel and for the Palestinians.
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Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
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Human Rights NGOs: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"International human rights NGOs are important champions of basic human rights, but must be subject to careful assessment themselves.
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Bringing Justice Home: Dispatches from the ISIS ‘Beatles’ TrialTerrorists fail when we choose light over darkness—when peaceful justice prevails over anger and fear.
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Three Challenges That Are Testing Iran’s RegimeIran is facing international pressure over its nuclear program and assassinations of top officials. Meanwhile, its move to lift subsidies could stir public revolt.
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Deal or No Deal: Update on Iran’s Nuclear ProgramOur panelists discussed the Biden administration’s ongoing negotiations to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) following the Trump administration’s 2018 withdrawal, and the role of other actors in the negotiation process, including Russia and Israel.
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What Is Hezbollah?Military experience gained from fighting in Syria’s civil war and decades of clashes with Israel have made the Iran-backed group stronger than ever, but the biggest threat it faces may be upheaval in its own backyard.
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What Lebanon’s Election Results Mean for Ending Its CrisisHezbollah and its allies suffered serious losses in May’s parliamentary elections, and a divided Parliament will likely struggle to agree on a path out of Lebanon’s current crisis.
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Finland and Sweden Talk NATO, Biden Hosts ASEAN Leaders, and MoreFinland and Sweden intensify the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership process, U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders for a special summit in Washington, DC, and Lebanon holds parliamentary elections.
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The Middle East’s Reaction to the Invasion of Ukraine, With Steven A. CookSteven A. Cook, CFR’s Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how countries throughout the Middle East are responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Why Turkey Is Resetting Relations With Saudi ArabiaRapprochement between Turkey and Saudi Arabia will likely restore a vital trade link as Erdogan’s government moves to improve regional ties amid deep economic troubles.
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What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal?Diplomacy to revive this arms control agreement has faced multiple stumbling blocks, including Iran’s nuclear advances and geopolitics related to the war in Ukraine.
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Africa’s Reaction to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, With Ebenezer ObadareEbenezer Obadare, Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how African countries are responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.