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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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October 31, 2014
United States
You Might Have Missed: FSA fighters, ISIS, and Cruise Missiles
General John Allen, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,Interview with Al Jazeera Arabic News Channel, October 29, 2014. QUESTION:…
November 18, 2014
China
India and U.S. Higher Education: Strong Indian Presence in the United States, but Americans Studying in India Still Meager
This week the Institute for International Education (IIE) released the latest survey data on foreign students, study abroad, and U.S. higher education. The survey, Open Doors, comes out annually and …
January 14, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
Some Good News From South Africa
It is unduly gloomy in sunny South Africa. The national currency, the rand, is falling; the economy is hardly growing at all; the Zuma administration appears mired in corruption and mismanagement. Th…
May 25, 2016
You Might Have Missed: Academic Journals V
This is the fifth blog post in this series. The previous four were published in February, July, and October 2015, and January 2016, and highlight earlier academic findings. David B. Carter, “Provoc…
May 29, 2018
Canada
Is Canada Back? Trudeau’s Peacekeeping Promises Are Not Enough
Trudeau’s pledged UN peacekeeping contributions are an important step toward fulfilling his foreign policy promises, but if he is serious about renewing Canada’s leadership in peacekeeping, it is not…
