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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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April 7, 2011
This Is NOT the Time to Clip America’s Global Wings
Elliott Abrams and Eliot Cohen at the Intelligence Squared debate on April 5, 2011. (Chris iVultaggio/Intelligence Squared Debates) Is it time to "clip America’s global wings?" That was the subject…
March 10, 2016
Middle East and North Africa
The President Gratuitously Damages American Alliances
American alliances are not in good shape these days, with many countries worrying that President Obama does not value the alliances, their own role in those alliances, or the commitments our alliance…
September 7, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
TWE Mailbag: Is the Kellogg-Briand Pact Still in Effect?
A South Korean border guard posts a letter. (Courtesy Reuters) I recently wrote a post on the Kellogg-Briand Pact, the 1928 treaty that “outlawed” war. The post prompted Inger Weibust to ask: What …
May 14, 2020
Ethiopia
AU Leadership Absent From Egypt and Ethiopia Dam Dispute
After years of negotiations, Egypt has written to the UN Security Council about what it considers to be Ethiopia's failure to reach an agreement over the filling and operations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
April 9, 2020
Health Policy and Initiatives
Now a Destination for Illicit Drugs, African States Need a New Approach
On March 20, Ghana's parliament passed the Narcotics Control Commission (NCC) bill in response to the dramatic growth in domestic drug consumption. The NCC treats illicit drug use as a public health crisis rather than strictly a law enforcement issue by decriminalizing certain narcotics and prioritizing treatment and rehabilitation for drug addicts. This is an important shift in Africa’s approach to combating the trade and use of illicit drugs.
October 6, 2023
Venezuela
Maduro Regime To Accept Venezuelans Returned Home: Why Now?
The Biden administration has announced that the Maduro regime will henceforth accept the return of Venezuelans deported from the United States. Will sanctions relief will soon follow?