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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 20, 2006
United States
The United States and the Geneva Conventions
Backgrounder: U.S. debate over treatment of detainees hinges on interpretation of the Geneva Conventions.
October 1, 2018
United States
How Does the U.S. Spend Its Foreign Aid?
With President Donald J. Trump advocating for deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid, debate has renewed over the role of foreign assistance funds in boosting growth, promoting democracy, and saving lives.
August 19, 2019
Military Operations
Sea Power: The U.S. Navy and Foreign Policy
The U.S. Navy’s dominance of the world’s oceans has made it an indispensable foreign policy tool as well as a guarantor of global trade, but a mix of challenges is raising difficult questions about i…
October 30, 2006
Development
The Surging Vietnamese Economy
Vietnam’s economy is booming as the World Trade Organization prepares to welcome the communist country as a full member after eleven years of accession negotiations.
October 3, 2008
Elections and Voting
Foreign Policy Brain Trusts: McCain Advisers
Sen. John McCain’s Republican presidential campaign has a group of foreign policy advisers reflecting both realist and neoconservative views of the world.