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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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September 23, 2010
United States
Foreign Policy and the 2010 Midterm Elections: Trade
With U.S. economic recovery still slow, trade policy looms as a factor in the congressional midterm races. This Backgrounder explores the consequences for trade based on the outcome of the Democratic…
March 30, 2006
Thailand
Thailand Election Preview
As Thailand heads into snap elections April 2, embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tries to fend off protests from opposition groups who charge him with autocratic governance and corrupt busi…
July 21, 2005
Palestinian Territories
Makovsky: Very Hot Political Summer Ahead in Israel
David Makovsky, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, says that, with the scheduled withdrawal of Israeli settlers from Gaza, there is a “sense of a looming showdown” betwee…
June 28, 2013
South Korea
Nuclear Power in South Korea’s Green Growth Strategy
Introduction Nuclear power has been an important, if understated, aspect of South Korea's National Strategy for Green Growth, a set of policies reflecting the idea that economic growth and environ…
June 16, 2015
China
Understanding the Chinese Economy
Experts discuss the Chinese economy and how President Xi Jinping's strategy might affect global markets.
