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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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September 17, 2020
COVID-19
How Countries Are Holding Elections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The experiences of dozens of countries offer lessons for U.S. officials as they prepare for the presidential election during the coronavirus pandemic.
July 11, 2012
Financial Markets
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Controversies over too-big-to-fail financial institutions continue to mount. The Basel Accords represent the latest effort to ease risk and restore confidence, as this Backgrounder explains.
February 7, 2018
Nuclear Weapons
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization
U.S. strategic and tactical nuclear weapons on land, in the air, and at sea, will undergo costly and extensive modernization in the coming years.
November 9, 2011
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Closing Guantanamo?
President Obama vowed in January 2009 to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. Two years later, the White House continues to face challenges to that promise, leaving critics to suggest the facilit…
February 1, 2017
France
How Powerful Is France’s President?
The winner of the presidential election this spring will heavily influence how France approaches foreign and domestic issues, including its future with the European Union.
