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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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December 26, 2013
Defense and Security
Ten Americans Who Died in 2013 Who Shaped U.S. Foreign Policy
As 2013 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year.
July 22, 2014
Politics and Government
Hello, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo: President of Indonesia
Sometimes sure things turn out not to be so sure. Just ask Joko Widodo, who is better known to his fellow Indonesians as “Jokowi.” At the start of 2014 he was expected to win Indonesia’s presidential…
July 26, 2013
Military Operations
You Might Have Missed: CIA in Pakistan, Syria, Special Ops in Trans-Sahara
Kathy Gannon and Sebastian Abbot, Criticism Alters US Drone Program in Pakistan, ABC News, July 25, 2013. The CIA has been instructed to be more cautious with its attacks, limiting them to high-valu…
April 13, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: How Will Obama Respond to the North Korea Missile Test?
Above the Fold. Despite warnings from President Obama that there would be “consequences,” North Korea went ahead and launched a ballistic missile to honor the 100th birthday of the country’s founder,…
April 20, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: Drones, Threat Inflation, and Corruption
Greg Miller, “Broader Drone Tactics Sought,” Washington Post, April 19, 2012. The CIA is seeking authority to expand its covert drone campaign in Yemen by launching strikes against terrorism su…
