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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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June 30, 2014
Global
Bretton Woods Lessons
The 1944 Bretton Woods conference ensured a leading role for Washington in the global financial system but also contributed to present-day problems that will be difficult to fix, says CFR’s Benn Stei…
November 7, 2008
United States
Previewing ’Bretton Woods Two’
CFR’s Peter Kenen discusses the current financial crisis and what will come of the upcoming international financial summit.
July 8, 2009
Diplomacy and International Institutions
The Careful U.S. Diplomacy on Honduras
Latin America expert Kevin Casas-Zamora says that by putting its diplomatic weight behind a mediation effort by Arias to settle the Honduran crisis, the Obama administration has demonstrated sensitiv…
February 22, 2018
Food and Water Security
Why Is Cape Town Drying Up?
A historic dry spell has severely affected Cape Town's water supply, and global climate patterns suggest that other cities may face the same fate.
September 9, 2009
Economic Crises
A ’Pretty Slow Recovery’
Despite early signs of a global economic recovery, CFR Steven Dunaway says it’s too early to determine how lasting the rebound might be. "The world economy is not out of the woods yet," he says.