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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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February 8, 2010
Europe
Obama and EU: Shedding Rose-Colored Glasses
President Obama’s decision to skip an upcoming summit in Spain set off a European reaction that highlighted areas of conflicting interests between the EU and the U.S., says CFR Europe expert Charles …
May 23, 2006
Iran
Mead: Timing of Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Looms Large in Blair, Bush Meeting
Walter Russell Mead, CFR’s senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy, says that when British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with President Bush on Thursday, the timing of allied troop withdrawals will p…
February 12, 2013
Vatican City
Papacy in Transition
The surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has given rise to speculations that the next pontiff to lead the Catholic Church will hail from the developing world, says expert James P. McCartin.
September 29, 2017
Spain
Can Catalonia Split With Spain?
Spain’s effort to block Catalonia’s referendum on independence may push more Catalan voters to support it.
October 20, 2009
Sudan
Seeking a New Path to Stability in Sudan, and Africa
Johnnie Carson, the top State department official on Africa, says new policy on Sudan stresses the need for progress on Darfur, the North-South peace agreement and anti-terror efforts.