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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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September 12, 2005
Elections and Voting
Interview with Edward Lincoln on Japan’s parliamentary elections
When Japanese parliament failed to pass a postal-service reform bill on August 8, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolved parliament’s lower house and called for snap elections, held September 11…
October 2, 2013
United States
How the Shutdown Weakens U.S. Foreign Policy
The U.S. government shutdown raises troubling questions about American predictability and feeds doubts about the ability of Congress to be a partner with the White House on foreign policy, says Richa…
August 29, 2017
United States
Why Battles Over Memory Rage On
Protests over the removal of Confederate monuments show that the U.S. Civil War’s emancipatory purpose remains contested a century and a half later.
July 12, 2012
Elections and Voting
A South African Take on the U.S. Race
Between enthusiasm for President Obama’s pro-democracy message and appreciation for the Democratic Party’s support for the anti-apartheid movement, South Africans strongly favor Obama’s reelection, s…
January 21, 2011
Heads of State and Government
Fifty Years On, What JFK Did, and Didn’t, Achieve
Fifty years after JFK’s inaugural, presidential historian Robert Dallek observes that Kennedy remains the most popular American president even though his days in office didn’t yield many domestic suc…