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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 28, 2011
Americas
Read of the Week: the Uphill Battle Against Money Laundering
Bundles of confiscated drug money worth two million euros ($2.7 million) are displayed at a police headquarters in Madrid January 18, 2011. (Andrea Comas/Courtesy Reuters) On Tuesday, the UN Office …
September 18, 2017
United States
Happy 70th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force!
The United States Air Force marks seventy years of service.
November 15, 2019
Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: The Democratic Foreign Policy Establishment Embraces Joe Biden
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: endorsements for Joe Biden, U.S. troops, and new candidates.
November 10, 2011
China
The Scope of the Problem: How Much Does Cyber Espionage Cost the United States?
Abacus. (Andreas Rodler/Courtesy Flickr) There was an important point in last week’s report on foreign economic collection and industrial espionage that I did not have a chance to get to in my origi…
July 18, 2013
Defense and Security
Corruption in Mexico
Follow Mexico’s headlines and you will see an uptick in high-level corruption cases. In this piece for Huffington Post, I discuss how Mexico has gotten better at exposing corruption but also why it s…
October 16, 2013
Education
What Does Adult Mediocrity Mean for U.S. Competitiveness? It's Complicated
It is old news that average American student performance is mediocre on international tests. With the recent release of the OECD’s first survey of adult skills, we now know that American adults conti…
