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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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October 25, 2023
Drug Policy
America’s Fentanyl Epidemic: The China Connection
Over the past few years, a new threat has emerged as a leading cause of death in the United States: fentanyl. Yet even as the drug wreaks havoc on Americans lives, preventing its flow into the United…
April 27, 2023
Hungary
Syria-Turkey Relations, Israel’s Ongoing Domestic Tensions, the Pope Visits Hungary, and More
Iran and Russia aim to broker a rapprochement between Syria and Turkey; the Israeli Knesset begins its summer session in the face of mass protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed…
April 27, 2022
Russia
Update on Ukraine, With Richard Haass
In this special episode, Why It Matters follows up with CFR President Richard Haass to hear his insights on the war in Ukraine.
February 10, 2022
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume, Germany’s Ukraine Diplomacy, and More
Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Kyiv and Moscow, and some countries start to loosen COVID-19 restrictions.
March 31, 2022
Technology and Innovation
Quantum Leap
How can the world create better medicines? More powerful solar cells? New batteries? The answers could come from a revolutionary research tool known as the quantum computer. It can seem like magic—ha…
