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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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April 4, 2018
Iran
Why Iran Won't Rush to a Bomb if Trump Pulls Out of the Nuclear Deal
With John Bolton’s appointment as national security adviser, the odds have significantly risen that President Trump will abandon his predecessor’s nuclear deal with Iran. But there’s no need for hyst…
May 23, 2019
United States
Trump's Next Fed Nominee Wants a Gold Standard. It's an Idea Past Its Time.
In January 1986, Ronald Reagan marched into a meeting of his economic advisory board and let off steam about inflation. “I used to pay $50 for a suit,” he fumed. “Now $50 will hardly get it cleaned.”…
October 29, 2021
Foreign Aid
Reorganizing U.S. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights
The U.S. government spends billions to promote democracy. It could get more for its money through better internal coordination, and by relying more on NGOs and its own expertise when implementing pro…
May 27, 2020
Grand Strategy
Trump’s Foreign Policy Doctrine? The Withdrawal Doctrine.
President Trump’s penchant for going it alone makes little sense in a world increasingly defined by global challenges that can best be met through collective action.
October 18, 2021
United States
Colin Powell: An American Life
Colin Powell’s extraordinary career as a soldier-statesman provides a model for how to live one’s life in the public arena at a time few such models can be found.
