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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…
March 26, 1999
AfghanistanRecent Events and Political Actors in AfghanistanFor policy recommendations, see text of oral testimony1. INTRODUCTION: SUMMARY OVERVIEW1On August 8, 1998, the Taliban (Islamic student) movement of A…
November 15, 2002
ChinaElizabeth Economy, the Council’s director of Asia Studies, called Hu Jintao, just elected general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, a potential political reformer—noting that “there may be so…
January 8, 2003
Central AfricaNew York, January 7, 2003 - The Council on Foreign Relations has established an endowed chair in Africa Policy Studies, Council President Leslie H. Gelb announced today. The chair holder will bring t…
February 25, 2003
ChinaTestimony before the Congressional Executive Commission on ChinaRoundtable on the Environment January 27, 2003 Dr. Elizabeth EconomyC.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director, Asia StudiesCounc…
May 6, 2003
ColombiaMAY 6, 2003 - The Center for Preventive Action, a Council on Foreign Relations conflict prevention initiative, has launched a new Commission to make concrete recommendations for mitigating deadly con…