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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 27, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Testimony of Elliott Abrams Before HFAC MENA Subcommittee
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for inviting me here today. As you know, there has been a serious rise in terrorist attacks this year in the West Bank. Why has …
April 13, 2011
Development
Municipal Debt: Global Economic Implications and Policy Options
Former New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch discusses the potential global economic implications of U.S. municipal debt.
April 10, 2012
United States
Lessons Learned: General MacArthur’s Dismissal
CFR’s James M. Lindsay remembers President Harry Truman’s announcement on April 11, 1951, that he had dismissed General Douglas MacArthur as commanding general of U.S. forces in Korea, and discusses …
July 18, 2023
Arctic
Changing Geopolitics in the Arctic
Changing Geopolitics in the Arctic Prepared statement by Esther D. Brimmer James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance Council on Foreign Relations Before the Subc…
June 29, 2006
Homeland Security
Statement Before The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities
Chairman Saxton, Congressman Meehan, members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the future of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the war on terror, alon…
September 21, 2006
Afghanistan
Still Ours to Lose: Afghanistan on the Brink
Prepared Testimony for the House Committee on International Relations (September 20, 2006) and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (September 21, 2006)“The pyramid of Afghanistan government’s l…