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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 16, 2011
Cybersecurity
Cyberspace Governance: The Next Step
Introduction After years of dismissing the utility of international negotiations on cyberspace, U.S. officials now say that they will participate in talks to develop rules for the virtual world. B…
April 16, 2013
Drones
Transferring CIA Drone Strikes to the Pentagon
The main obstacle to acknowledging the scope, legality, and oversight of U.S. targeted killings beyond traditional or "hot" battlefields is the division of lead executive authority between the Joint …
November 19, 2015
North Korea
Addressing North Korea’s Nuclear Problem
Since defecting from Six Party negotiations on denuclearization in 2008, North Korea has pursued nuclear development unchecked by international constraints. Barack Obama's administration has demanded…
March 19, 2014
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Finance in America—How We Get Smarter
To advise state and local government on how best to use private investment and build more critical infrastructure in a cost-effective way, Heidi Crebo-Rediker recommends the federal government create a new advisory unit within the Treasury Department called "Infrastructure USA."
December 9, 2013
Development
Banking on Growth: U.S. Support for Small and Medium Enterprises in Least-Developed Countries
The United States has made economic development a central tenet of its national security policy, alongside defense and diplomacy. One of the best and most cost-effective avenues for furthering econom…
