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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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April 24, 2024
RealEcon
A Tricky Balance for Development Banks and the Developing World
The World Bank and IMF have concluded their spring meetings, but questions remain on China, lending capacity, and balancing the interests of rich and poor countries.
March 22, 2024
United States
How Big a Climate Threat Are Atmospheric Rivers?
Atmospheric rivers are gaining in intensity across California and the western United States. Communities need to adapt to the havoc wrought by this weather phenomenon.
December 21, 2023
United States
These Eight Charts Show Why Fentanyl Is a Huge Foreign Policy Problem
Overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the leading cause of death among young Americans and a threat to U.S. public health, the economy, and national security. Combating the epi…
September 18, 2023
Climate Change
The Energy Transition Is Fueling a Power Transition
Gender equality is a crucial missing piece of the climate puzzle. If governments want a fighting chance of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and shifting to renewable energy, they must give women mor…
November 9, 2022
Russia
If Russia Goes Nuclear: Three Scenarios for the Ukraine War
The odds remain slim, but an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin could use Russia’s nuclear arsenal to turn its fortunes in the Ukraine war.
November 4, 2022
Health
Perilous Pathogens: How Climate Change Is Increasing the Threat of Diseases
At the COP27 summit, leaders will discuss how to deal with the many consequences of climate change. These four cases show how the climate crisis is altering the threat of zoonotic diseases.
September 15, 2022
United Nations
Survival Governance at the UN General Assembly
The annual General Assembly debate is happening at a time of cascading challenges on health, climate, and human security. Can the United Nations carve a path through?
