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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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September 25, 2019
China
The President’s Inbox: Admiral William McRaven on Technology, Innovation, and Special Operations
The latest episode of The President’s Inbox is now up. My guest was Admiral William McRaven (Rtd.), a member of CFR’s Board of Directors and the co-chair of the recent CFR Independent Task Force on I…
June 1, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: This Week in Drones, Yemen, and Hollywood
Alexandra Gibb and Cameron Tulk, “A Drone Field Guide,” Canadian International Council, May 31, 2012. Ashton B. Carter, Speech to the American Enterprise Institute, May 30, 2012. Q: Since 9/11, as …
February 18, 2012
United States
A Presidents’ Day Quiz
Monday is Presidents’ Day. To get you in the proper celebratory mood, TWE presents its first Presidents’ Day quiz. You can find links to the quiz answer at the bottom of the post. Yes, you could Goog…
August 13, 2011
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012: Hello Rick Perry, GOP Presidential Candidate
Texas Governor Rick Perry delivers remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on February 11, 2011. (Jonathan Ernst/courtesy Reuters) For seventeen of the past forty-eigh…
August 9, 2007
China
The balance of financial terror, circa August 9, 2007
Back in early 2004, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers highlighted the emergence of what he termed the "balance of financial terror." China – and others – relied on the US for demand that t…