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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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August 8, 2007
Pakistan
Schaffer: Pakistan Facing Question on How to Handle Extremists
Teresita C. Schaffer, a former State Department official with extensive experience in South Asia, says the violence that has spread in Pakistan since President Pervez Musharraf ordered a crackdown on…
March 29, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Are Republicans Turning Isolationist?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Many Republicans have lost faith in their party’s traditional embrace of internationalism.
June 25, 2008
Pakistan
Pakistan and United States: Two Different Priorities
South Asia expert Teresita Schaffer says Washington and Islamabad have different priorities in the fight against militancy.
September 10, 2008
Religion
U.S. Should Pay Greater Attention to Pakistani-Indian Rift Over Kashmir
Howard B. Schaffer, a former top State Department official on South Asia, says Washington should seek to prevent tensions in Kashmir from complicating U.S. security interests in Pakistan and Afghanis…
November 20, 2019
Sri Lanka
The Geopolitical Consequences of the Sri Lankan Election
Sri Lankans went to the polls November 16 to elect a president, and former Secretary of Defense Gotabaya Rajapaksa was declared the winner on November 17. Sri Lanka faces significant national securit…
