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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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January 4, 2012
Wars and Conflict
How Serious Are Iran’s Threats?
Iran’s threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz is intended to signal its deterrent capacity to the United States and bolster leadership at home amid biting economic sanctions, says expert Mich…
September 19, 2007
North Korea
Samore: A Syria-North Korea Nuclear Relationship?
Gary Samore, an arms control official in the Clinton National Security Council and CFR’s director of studies, says it remains a mystery whether Syria was working with North Korea to receive nuclear t…
July 27, 2009
Iran
The Wisdom of a ’Defense Umbrella’ Against Iran
Thomas W. Lippman, a specialist on Persian Gulf security, says U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s warning about a U.S. "defense umbrella" to protect regional states from any Iranian nuclear ar…
February 16, 2018
North Korea
Avoiding War With North Korea
The U.S. military is prepared for a number of contingencies with regard to North Korea, but the best path forward is diplomacy aimed at denuclearization.
April 13, 2018
Syrian Civil War
What Are U.S. Military Options in Syria?
Military threats to deter chemical attacks have so far failed to restrain the Syrian regime, and they risk escalating the horrific conflict even further.
