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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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July 13, 2022
United States
How U.S. Gun Policies Compare With the World’s
The debate over gun laws has raged in Washington for decades, often reigniting after high-profile mass shootings. In mid-2022, Congress passed a rare, compromise gun control bill, but critics say it …
April 10, 2012
United States
Lessons Learned: General MacArthur’s Dismissal
CFR’s James M. Lindsay remembers President Harry Truman’s announcement on April 11, 1951, that he had dismissed General Douglas MacArthur as commanding general of U.S. forces in Korea, and discusses …
October 2, 2013
United States
U.S. Government Shutdown: Three Things to Know
A short U.S. government shutdown will likely have a limited effect on the economy but will be followed by a protracted debate over increasing the debt limit, which may result in the government’s defa…
April 27, 2015
United States
Cybersecurity Debate: Three Things to Know
The White House and Congress have several differences to reconcile on cybersecurity legislation, explains CFR’s Robert Knake.
September 11, 2012
Peacekeeping
The Oslo Accords | History Lessons
CFR’s James M. Lindsay discusses the signing of the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993, including the secret negotiations that produced the agreement, what its terms stipulated, and how it failed to …