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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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January 30, 2017
Israel
Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Is a Bad Idea for Everyone—Except Israeli Hard-Liners and Their American Friends
Moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is supposed to show American resolve. It will only sow chaos.
September 11, 2017
Iraq
Is the World Ready for “Kurdexit”? Referendum Among Iraqi Kurds Has Middle East on Edge
Iraq continues to bedevil American foreign policy, and the world. Now the Kurds will vote on their own state.
January 30, 2014
United States
This Week: Syria’s Negotiations, Egypt’s Entrenchment, and Iran’s Inspections
Significant Developments Syria. The first ever talks between the Syrian opposition and the Assad regime continue in Switzerland, with the Syrian government hinting yesterday it may be willing to acc…
October 19, 2015
Israel
Israelis and Palestinians: And Then What?
In December 1987 the first intifada began after a traffic accident involving an Israeli truck and a Palestinian pedestrian outside the Jabaliya refugee camp set off a wave of demonstrations against I…
August 10, 2015
United States
Guest Post: Preventing the Third Intifada
Patrick Romano is an intern in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. If tensions escalate further, the West Bank could erupt in a violent uprising—sometimes referred …
