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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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January 17, 2018
U.S. Congress
Ed Royce, Champion of Africa in the U.S. House, Will not Run for Reelection
This is a guest blog post by Anthony Carroll. Anthony is founding director of Acorus Capital, a private equity fund investing in Africa, and a vice president of Manchester Trade Limited, an internati…
May 29, 2011
Defense and Security
On Memorial Day
On August 1, 1888, Congress passed a joint resolution (25 Stat. 516) that recognized every May 30 as “Decoration Day,” a holiday for the District of Columbia and a holiday with pay for federal employ…
July 23, 2012
United States
National Security Leaks and Iranian Revenge
On June 1, 2012, the New York Times featured a remarkable work of journalism by David Sanger that opened with the following revelation: “From his first months in office, President Obama ordered incr…
February 14, 2023
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Subnational Diplomacy With Ambassador Nina Hachigian
Nina Hachigian, special representative for subnational diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State, and Alyssa Ayres, dean of the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University …
September 20, 2013
Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: Benghazi, Syria, and China’s Aid
Art Swift, “For First Time, American’s Views of Russia Turn Negative,” Gallup, September 18, 2013. (3PA: More Americans, 74%, have an unfavorable view of Congress: http://bit.ly/18dXgS1.) Adm…
