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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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May 1, 2012
Human Rights
The Trouble With Europe
From time to time come reminders that the disease of anti-Semitism remains deeply embedded and very widespread in Europe. Some of these are predictable, coming from the extreme right or extreme left,…
August 26, 2013
Energy and Environment
Responses to Posts on Alternative Development Measures
My recent posts on alternative development measures generated an outpouring of comments. To keep the conversation going, I would like to highlight some responses to the posts and encourage you to sha…
December 28, 2018
Global
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2018
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
December 20, 2006
Disasters
Assessing the Tsunami Warning System
Two years after a tsunami devastated several Indian Ocean countries, a rudimentary warning system is in place. But coordination and funding concerns have slowed plans for a permanent regional system.
October 15, 2013
Fossil Fuels
The Shale Gas and Tight Oil Boom
Introduction U.S. policymakers have been concerned about the country's dependence on imported energy since World War II. Those concerns were highlighted in the 1970s when episodes of sharply risin…
