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Introduction
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…
May 6, 2005
United StatesThis publication is now archived. What is on President Bush’s agenda when he visits Moscow this weekend?Bush is officially traveling to Russia to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VE Day, the Allie…
December 1, 2005
Palestinian TerritoriesThis publication is now archived. What is the Palestinian Authority (PA)?The PA is an autonomous government that was established by a series of early 1990s Israeli-Palestinian peace pacts to rule ove…
March 20, 2008
Terrorism and CounterterrorismThis publication is now archived. IntroductionKach is a hard-line Israeli militant group that advocates for the expulsion of Arabs from the biblical lands of Israel. The U.S. State Department listed …
February 16, 2005
Middle East and North AfricaThis publication is now archived. Will Mideast violence scuttle the "road map?"It could. Some Mideast experts say the recent escalation of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians represents a gr…
November 1, 2005
Palestinian TerritoriesThe al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade is a secular network of Palestinian militias aligned with Fatah that engages in sporadic violence against Israel.