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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…
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March 21, 2007
Nigeria
MEND: The Niger Delta’s Umbrella Militant Group
Backgrounder: MEND has gained global notoriety by disrupting oil supplies in the Niger Delta.
March 2, 2007
Economics
The Global Auto Industry
Backgrounder: Detroit’s woes coincide with a blossoming of Asian automakers.
May 12, 2008
United States
Foreign Policy and the 2008 Presidential Nominating Campaigns
Through the U.S. presidential nominating process, voters have offered a muddled view on foreign policy issues but they continue to generate heat on the campaign trail.
September 30, 2013
Nuclear Weapons
The Six Party Talks on North Korea’s Nuclear Program
China’s recent push to renew the Six Party Talks, stalled since 2008, has raised hopes for progress on the peninsula despite worries that Pyongyang may have restarted its old nuclear reactor.
October 18, 2010
United States
Midterm Elections 2010: Spending Wars
With U.S. unemployment and high debt threatening Americans at home and U.S. power abroad, this Backgrounder looks at congressional candidates’ difficulty in articulating policies that balance job cre…