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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 1, 2016
United States
Debating the Legality of the Post-9/11 ‘Forever War’
The Authorization for the Use of Military Force, passed by Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks, has been cited by the Bush and Obama administrations as sanctioning …
February 7, 2006
United States
Reviewing the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review
The new Pentagon strategic plan calls for a more mobile, modern U.S. military capable of meeting threats posed by non-state actors like al-Qaeda. Cfr.org inteviews four military experts for their vie…
June 2, 2017
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
How Six Days in 1967 Shaped the Modern Middle East
On the war’s fiftieth anniversary, five scholars discuss how Israel, the Palestinian territories, and the Arab world were remade.
September 24, 2009
Afghanistan
Resourcing an Afghan Strategy
U.S. military leaders are calling for more troops to carry out U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Six analysts offer views on how President Barack Obama should respond.
December 15, 2011
Iraq
Was the Iraq War Worth It?
As the U.S. military formally ends operations in Iraq, four top expert voices in the debate on the war differ over whether it merited the cost in blood, treasure, and U.S. credibility.