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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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February 9, 2024
Ukraine
Will Ukraine Survive?
What Ukraine and its Western backers have accomplished in the wake of Russia’s February 2022 invasion is extraordinary. But with congressional Republicans blocking further US military aid, even as Ru…
February 21, 2009
Financial Markets
How Are GCC (and Other) Sovereign Funds Faring? An Update
This post is by Rachel Ziemba of RGE Monitor where this post first appeared. Thanks to Brad for letting me fill in. Recently, Reuters reported that the assets under management of Kuwait’s sovereign…
December 8, 2011
Elections and Voting
The World Next Week: How Will Gingrich Fare in Des Moines?
Iowa's State Capitol building in Des Moines. (Courtesy the State of Iowa) The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the upcoming GOP debate in Iowa, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri a…
August 11, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Guest Post: New Space-Faring Nations and U.S. Space Policy
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov works outside the International Space Station during their spacewalk. (NASA TV/ Courtesy Reuters) My colleagues at CFR’s International Institutions and Global Gover…
June 1, 2023
COVID-19
Not All U.S. States Struggled Equally Against COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the United States with over one million deaths over three years. Yet, the burden of the virus was not spread evenly across the country. States like Vermont and Washin…
March 8, 2024
Elections and Voting
The Outlook for Women’s Political Leadership in 2024
As a record number of countries hold elections in 2024, panelists reflect on the substantive policy achievements of women political leaders, needed measures to achieve increased women’s leadership, a…
