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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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July 2, 2012
Politics and Government
Hola, Enrique Peña Nieto: President-Elect of Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto had a very good weekend. While Americans were grumbling about record-breaking heat and residents of Washington, D.C., were learning to live without air conditioning because powerfu…
June 16, 2015
Defense and Security
Top Ten Findings of the CIA Inspector General’s Report on 9/11
Last week, in response to long-standing FOIA requests, the CIA declassified—with significant redactions—five documents related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The most notable was a J…
May 19, 2013
Military Operations
The AUMF and America’s Forever War
See below for the most important and alarming sections from Thursday’s Senate Armed Services Hearing with senior civilian and military officials on the Pentagon’s interpretation of legal authorities …
June 14, 2006
Financial Markets
The shifting balance of oil power
The Wall Street Journal has noticed that the state is no longer in retreat from the commanding heights of the global economy. The basic pattern of capital flows is now set by central banks, not priv…
June 14, 2011
Politics and Government
The Libya Debate Heats Up
President Barack Obama shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). (Jonathan Ernst/courtesy Reuters) Speaker of the House John Boehner sent a letter (see below) to the White House today s…
