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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 17, 2022
Climate Change
Climate Adaptation: Rising Tides in Coastal Cities
The world is already witnessing the effects of climate change. One inescapable and irreversible consequence is sea-level rise, which could destroy coastal cities. How will the world adapt to rising t…
September 7, 2023
G20 (Group of Twenty)
G20 Summit Preview
CFR experts discuss the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit beginning on September 9 in New Delhi.
September 13, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
South African Education System the "Worst in Africa?"
Apartheid-era Foreign Minister Pik Botha, known for his bluster, recently set the cat among the pigeons by saying that South Africa’s education system is “the worst in Africa.” He went on to say that…
November 25, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gulu and Detroit: Bicycles to the Rescue
This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…
December 14, 2017
Women and Women's Rights
#MeToo Goes Global and Crosses Multiple Boundaries
The #MeToo campaign has spread across the globe, with women in eighty-five countries and counting using the hashtag to call attention to pervasive sexual harassment and workplace discrimination.
May 21, 2013
Americas
Diverging Inequality in Latin America and the United States
Most everyone agrees that inequality matters. Studies by the World Bank, the IMF, and by academics (such as Richard Wilkinson of the University of Nottingham) demonstrate how harmful inequality can b…
