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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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March 7, 2013
Religion
Papal Succession in the Catholic Church
The election of pope to lead the world’s one billion Catholics stirs debate over the spiritual authority of the pontiff and the church’s role in the world.
March 28, 2014
North Korea
Bruce Bechtol: Nukes Aren’t the Only Weapons in North Korea
Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., is associate professor of political science at Angelo State University and president of the International Council on Korean Studies. His is the author of North Korea and Regio…
September 24, 2018
Monetary Policy
Ten Years On: The Legacy and Lessons of the Financial Crisis
Panelists examine the lessons learned and the continuing legacy of the global financial crisis.
February 1, 2019
South Africa
Zondo Commission Witness Details State Capture in South Africa
In January 2018, Ramaphosa appointed a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into “state capture,” the label commonly used in South Africa for government corruption. The testimony to the Zondo Commission of Angelo Agrizzi details the extravagant bribes paid by companies to the highest level of the governing African National Congress (ANC), mostly in return for highly lucrative contracts.
July 30, 2019
Central America
Central American Migration, With Paul J. Angelo
Paul J. Angelo, fellow for Latin America Studies at CFR, discusses with James M. Lindsay the causes and repercussions of migration from the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and …
