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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 3, 2015
Afghanistan
Kunduz Airstrike and Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
This blog post updated an earlier post, and was again coauthored with my research associate, Amelia M. Wolf. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that its hospital in Kun…
April 22, 2015
Cuba
Gov. Cuomo Visits Cuba, and What Could Be Wrong with That?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, right, talks with Cuba’s Josefina Vidal, director general of the U.S. division at Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, left, and Gustavo Machin, Cuba’s deputy chief of North Ameri…
February 10, 2014
International Organizations
Tracking Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
This blog post was coauthored with my research associate, Amelia M. Wolf. Since the Afghanistan war began twelve years and four months ago, the fate of innocent civilians has been a constant focus o…
July 18, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Question of the Week: China in Africa Part II
Is Chinese aid and investment a positive force for development in Africa? This is the second Question of the Week post about Chinese involvement in Africa. Last week, we focused on China’s South-Sou…
December 22, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: Drones, Leaving Afghanistan, and Iran
DOD Decision Makers Need Additional Analyses to Determine Costs and Benefits of Returning Excess Equipment, Government Accountability Office, December 19, 2012. In June 2011, the United States annou…