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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 14, 2022
United States
Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army!
The U.S. Army turns 247 years old today.
August 21, 2020
Wars and Conflict
Five Movies Worth Watching About Foreign Intrigue
Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: tales of espionage and conspiracy.
February 14, 2014
Cuba
Push Polls and Cuba
You can’t always get what you want, the Rolling Stones once told us. But you can, actually, in a push poll: a poll designed to elicit a certain result and then advertised as achieving that result. T…
March 13, 2011
Iran
Our Hostage Crises, Continued
There is news today of both our hostage crises. A Cuban “court” has sentenced USAID contractor Alan Gross to 15 years in prison for trying to help the tiny Cuban Jewish community connect via interne…
August 30, 2012
Cuba
Harvard Grads Do Some "Not Vacations" in Cuba
Cuba, tropical paradise. Harvard grads are invited to participate in a Harvard Alumni Association trip down there next year. But of course, this is a serious visit: no beaches, I guess. The Alumni As…