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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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June 14, 2011
Politics and Government
Campaign 2012: Hello Michele Bachmann, GOP Presidential Candidate
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann speaks at a rally on Capitol Hill on March 31, 2011. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters) Michele Bachmann made some news at last night’s rather sedate GOP presidential …
May 17, 2013
Military Operations
You Might Have Missed: Congress, CIA Drones, and Iran
John Vandiver, “US-trained Congolese Battalion Among Units Accused of Rape,” Stars and Stripes, May 10, 2013. For U.S. diplomats and military officials who were involved in training a Congolese ar…
November 16, 2012
Foreign Aid
Question of the Week: U.S. Foreign Aid and the Election
What does the election mean for U.S. foreign aid? Question of the Week posts review important questions and controversies in global development by providing background information and links to a ful…
April 12, 2012
United States
U.S. Foreign Policy and Inflated Threats
On February 15, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee: “I can’t impress upon you that in my personal military judgment, formed over th…
May 6, 2008
Financial Markets
Saudi Arabia to implement an IMF style fiscal austerity program with oil at $120?
Oil is trading above $120. Saudi Arabia exports more oil than anyone else. It isn’t unrealistic to think the Saudis oil export revenue could approach $400 billion a year if oil stays above $120…