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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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June 27, 2013
United States
The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer
The World Next Week podcast is up. This week, Bob McMahon and I took a break from our regular discussion of next week’s news to kick off the summer with some reading recommendations. Bob and I beg…
April 6, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Malian Rebels Proclaim Independent Country of Azawad
Above the Fold. Tuareg rebel fighters in northern Mali today declared the independent country of Azawad. The announcement comes on the heels of the rebels’ rapid success in driving government forces …
September 30, 2011
Defense and Security
Friday File: Where Do the GOP Candidates Stand on China’s Rise?
Above the Fold. China’s rise presents perhaps the most significant challenge to American foreign policy over the next decade. Here’s one concern: China’s growing force of long-range precision mi…
March 30, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Obama’s Open Mic Gaffe
Above the Fold. President Obama got himself into hot water this week when he was overhead telling Russian president Dmitri Medvedev he would have “more flexibility” on issues like missile defense aft…
March 16, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Should the United States Leave Afghanistan?
Above the Fold. The tragic news that a U.S. Army sergeant slaughtered sixteen Afghans this week has scrambled the debate over the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. Afghan president Hamid Karzai has dema…
