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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 7, 2008
Financial Markets
Abu Dhabi wants to make airplanes ... and it has a sovereign fund available to help make it happen
Airbus is looking to source more parts (and produce more) in the dollar zone. Selling a product denominated in dollars with a euro cost structure isn’t currently a recipe for enormous profits. Chi…
April 11, 2024
Climate Change
Screening and Discussion of PBS Series "Changing Planet: Coral Special"
The PBS series Changing Planet embarks on its third year of this seven-year project examining the issues facing the planet’s most threatened ecosystems. The “Coral Special” episode takes us to the Ma…
February 3, 2022
Middle East and North Africa
Killing of Islamic State Leader Signals Why U.S. Presence in Mideast Will Continue
The death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is unlikely to pose a major setback for the group, which has already mounted serious attacks in Iraq and Syria this year.
May 24, 2019
Islamic State
Where Exactly is the Islamic State in West Africa?
The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) claimed a May 16 attack near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing more than 20 soldiers not far from the Malian border. In March it issued a photo of its members in Burkina Faso and in April it claimed an attack on a militia in Mali. But, it is not clear that the ISWA group based primarily in Nigeria is behind those attacks.
January 22, 2024
United States
Responsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading System
The United States needs to convince holdouts such as India to support the concept of plurilateralism.
October 20, 2017
Niger
U.S. Casualties in the Sahel Highlight Jihadi Persistence
The American military presence in Niger is attracting increasing attention in the United States following an ambush that killed four American soldiers. The tone of President Donald Trump’s condolence…
