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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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February 10, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Xi Jinping Visits President Obama at the White House
Above the Fold. The hot topic in Washington this weekend—assuming that the rumor of Kim Jong Un’s assassination is just that—is the upcoming Valentine’s Day meeting between President Obama and Xi Jin…
February 26, 2014
China
Piekos and Tobias: China’s Place in ’House of Cards’
Will Piekos is a program coordinator and Sharone Tobias is a research associate in the Council on Foreign Relation’s Asia Studies program. Warning: This blog post contains spoilers for House of Card…
February 9, 2012
Defense and Security
The World Next Week: Federal Budgets, Foreign Threats, Xi Jinping, and Egyptian Prosecutions
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the Obama administration’s FY 2013 budget; the Senate Armed Services Committee’s upcoming hearing on worldwide threats; Chinese Vice Pre…
August 7, 2012
Education
Guest Post: Community Colleges and America's Skills Gap
The following is a guest post written by Curtis Valentine, a CFR term member and education reform advocate in Maryland. Follow him on Twitter at @curtiseveryday. In a recent meeting of the National …
March 6, 2013
Education
National Security and National Unity: A Case for Compulsory Service
This guest post is by Curtis Valentine, a Term Member with the Council on Foreign Relations and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (South Africa 2001-2003) The continuous debates over domestic issues …
