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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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March 2, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Americans Out of Egypt
Above the Fold. The six Americans charged with violating Egypt’s civil-society laws finally got to come home last night. The National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute p…
December 20, 2018
Global
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.
November 10, 2014
Defense and Security
Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
The Marine Corps turns 239 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines have been …
September 13, 2011
UN Summit on Noncommunicable Diseases
The United Nations logo displayed on a door at the U.N. headquarters in New York. (Joshua Lott/courtesy Reuters) Next Monday the United Nations will host its first ever High-Level Meeting on Noncomm…
June 5, 2015
Conflict Prevention
You Might Have Missed: Airpower in Iraq, Sanctions Effectiveness, and Military Intervention
Department of Defense, Lt. Gen. John W. Hesterman III, Combined Forces Air Component commander (CFACC) press briefing, June 5, 2015. About the only thing airpower doesn’t do is take, hold, and gover…