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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 22, 2005
Iran
Interview with Peter Khalil and Michael Knights on Iran-Iraq Relations
Much has been made in recent months of Iran’s role in Iraqi politics, particularly in the heavily Shiite southern provinces. Some Sunni Arab leaders have accused Iraq’s Shiite leadership of being dir…
September 1, 2016
United States
Debating the Legality of the Post-9/11 ‘Forever War’
The Authorization for the Use of Military Force, passed by Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks, has been cited by the Bush and Obama administrations as sanctioning …
January 20, 2010
Homeland Security
Should Guantanamo Bay Be Closed?
Four experts discuss how legal and political developments should affect the Obama administration’s promise to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
May 2, 2011
Afghanistan
What’s Next for al-Qaeda?
Osama bin Laden’s death is a real and symbolic blow to al-Qaeda, and its stature in the Middle East is already diminished by the pro-democracy movements in the region, but the group remains lethal. S…
December 15, 2011
Iraq
Was the Iraq War Worth It?
As the U.S. military formally ends operations in Iraq, four top expert voices in the debate on the war differ over whether it merited the cost in blood, treasure, and U.S. credibility.