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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 11, 2020
Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Foreign Policy Is AWOL
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: For all of its surprises, 2020 is shaping up as a traditional campaign year in one important respec…
January 16, 2015
Iran
Obama on Iran Policy: Dissent Due to Donors
After six years in office, President Obama is still unable to accept criticism or dissent from his policies, and labels policy differences as essentially corrupt. Consider this report in The New Yor…
August 3, 2016
United States
Revisiting President Reagan’s Iran Arms-for-Hostages Initiative
The Wall Street Journal published an important story about the Obama administration’s decision in January to ship $400 million, which was first converted into Swiss and Dutch currencies, to Iran on b…
November 22, 2016
Development
U.S. House of Representatives: Women’s Participation in Peace and Security is Critical
The U.S. House of Representatives just signaled its commitment to women and girls globally. It took a historic step last week by passing the Women, Peace, and Security Act (H.R. 5332), which pledges …
April 16, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: U.S.-Colombia FTA to Take Effect on May 15
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) will take effect on May 15 (TheHill). The deal is now able to go into force because the O…
