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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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May 4, 2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus: How Are Countries Responding to the Economic Crisis?
The coronavirus pandemic is slowing global commerce to a crawl, but many of the world’s largest economies are taking extraordinary actions to propel them through the crisis.
November 7, 2006
Iraq
The Cost of the Iraq War
With U.S. forces mired in Iraq, the cost of war has escalated. But some critics decry the manner in which the war is being funded more than the price tag itself.
March 11, 2008
Afghanistan
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Economy
Estimates of the total long-term economic costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars vary wildly and remain hotly disputed among experts.
January 4, 2007
United States
110th Congress—Defense Spending Issue Looms
The debate over defense spending will be more contentious than usual as the annual budget process ramps up in Washington.