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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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April 6, 2012
United States
The End of Drone Strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
Nine days ago, I wrote a piece for Foreign Policy online, “We Can’t Drone Our Way to Victory in Afghanistan," in which I detailed a range of host-nation rules that govern the behavior of U.S. militar…
April 17, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Syria Captures International Attention at the Expense of the Sahel
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said last week "The truth is that there is very little attention to the crisis in the Sahel. Most of the focus of the international committee has be…
August 2, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: Making the Cut: HIV/AIDS and Male Circumcision in South Africa
Laura Dimon is the Africa Studies intern at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, she worked for the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Pretoria, South Africa. She has entered the Columbia…
August 20, 2012
Defense and Security
Armed Drones and the Hunt for bin Laden
Today is the fourteenth anniversary of the best chance the United States had to kill Osama bin Laden before he led al-Qaeda to plan and carry out the terrorist attacks of 9/11. In addition to failing…
September 28, 2012
Gender
Guest Post: Holding Governments Accountable for Gender Equality in Development
This is a guest post by Ashley Harden, research associate in CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy Program. She examines efforts to integrate gender concerns into development programs, arguing that the Unit…
