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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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December 15, 2020
Elections and Voting
The 2020 Election by the Numbers
It’s almost over. Yesterday Electoral College electors convened virtually or in person in state capitals across the country to cast their votes. The result was what everyone expected, the election of…
November 20, 2018
Saudi Arabia
The Inconvenient Truth About Saudi Arabia
The United States should pressure MBS to act with greater restraint in Yemen and elsewhere.
September 26, 2013
Middle East and North Africa
Slave Labor in Qatar: A Test for Al Jazeera
Qatar will be the host of the 2022 World Cup, and has underway what may total $100 billion in construction projects. But the tiny emirate has a tiny native population, and 90% of those living there …
January 15, 2016
Politics and Government
Democracy’s Continuing Struggles
After the end of the Cold War, experts who closely studied trends in democratization believed that democracy was destined to sweep the globe. With the Soviet Union gone, there was no clear ideologica…
June 27, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
President Obama in Africa: Senegal
Senegal has never had a military coup, and the opposition won last year’s presidential election. It is also a predominately Muslim nation. President Obama arrived in Senegal the evening of June 26. A…
September 11, 2023
Trade
Decision Making in an Uncertain World
In a conversation with two of his former chiefs of staff, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin discusses his decision-making process and how policymakers should think about economic issues …
