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Introduction
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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February 3, 2011
Monetary Policy
Managing the World's Dollar Dependency
Introduction The global financial crisis has exposed a weakness in the international monetary (non-)system. Desired levels of currency reserves in emerging markets have jumped over the past decade…
April 15, 2011
Sudan
Rethinking Peacemaking in Darfur
Across eight years, two administrations, and the direct interventions of a deputy secretary of state and three special envoys, U.S. attempts to promote a lasting peace for Darfur have failed. The mos…
June 22, 2011
Conflict Prevention
Enhancing U.S. Crisis Preparedness
Introduction The Obama administration was caught flatfooted by the recent Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Not only did the intelligence community fail to warn senior off…
January 19, 2012
Homeland Security
Faster, Safer, and Smarter: A Modern Visa System for the United States
Introduction The U.S. visa system is still not effectively focusing resources on those who pose a threat to our country. More than a decade after 9/11, foreign tourists, business travelers, studen…
March 7, 2012
Cuba
Addressing the Risk of a Cuban Oil Spill
The imminent drilling of Cuba's first offshore oil well raises the prospect of a large-scale oil spill in Cuban waters washing onto U.S. shores. Washington should anticipate this possibility by imple…
