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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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March 6, 2019
United States
Defending America From Foreign Election Interference
The United States needs to safeguard the democratic process against foreign interference. It should ensure both the technical integrity of the voting system and that voters are not subjected to forei…
June 22, 2016
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Reconfiguring USAID for State-Building
Nation-building abroad has become a neuralgic term in American politics. Opposition to nation-building abroad is one of the few things that President Barack Obama and Donald Trump can agree on. And y…
August 9, 2012
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: An Opportunity for Closer U.S.-South Africa Relations
As Zimbabwe moves closer to elections, the prospect for political violence, even civil war, grows. President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and Prime Minist…
April 9, 2012
Banking
Beyond the Volcker Rule: A Better Approach to Financial Reform
The Issue An approach to bank regulatory reform that restricts the scope and incentives for bank balance-sheet expansion funded by short-term debt is essential to preventing another major financia…
June 22, 2011
Conflict Prevention
Enhancing U.S. Crisis Preparedness
Introduction The Obama administration was caught flatfooted by the recent Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Not only did the intelligence community fail to warn senior off…
