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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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March 12, 2021
Central America
Making Anti-Corruption Reforms Stick in the Northern Triangle
The Biden administration made a bold commitment to support the region’s prosecutors in their fight against impunity. But corrupt courts, business associations, and legislatures could derail the progr…
February 4, 2022
Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: First Woman President Sworn Into Office in Honduras
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 January 27 to February 4.
May 26, 2015
Cuba
Castro 200, Obama 0: While Talks Continue, Beatings Continue
When President Obama junked 60 years of U.S. foreign policy to seek a rapprochement with the Castro regime in Cuba, he was aware that he would be accused of ignoring human rights. After all, the Obam…
April 16, 2023
Mexico
Back to the Future in U.S.-Mexican Relations
Human rights and the rule of law in Mexico are under siege. It would be a grave error for the United States to believe that its only interests there are trade and border security, and do not include …
November 12, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
African Elections Merely “a False Veneer of Legitimacy?”
The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has rolled out a new report by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security, “Deepening Democracy: A Strategy for Improving t…
March 15, 2011
Defense and Security
Justice in Mexico
CFR just released a very thoughtful report by David A. Shirk, “The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat,” that explores the Mexican government’s capacity to fight organized crime.
