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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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June 11, 2020
Burundi
Pierre Nkurunziza's Death and the Future of Burundi
The startling death of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week raises new questions about the future direction of his country. Nkurunziza’s legacy is not a happy one. After taking …
December 7, 2021
Southeast Asia
A Review of “Nothing is Impossible: America's Reconciliation With Vietnam” by Ted Osius
A new memoir from Ambassador Ted Osius marks an important contribution to understanding the history of U.S.-Vietnam relations.
December 9, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Restrained South African Reaction to the Murder of Pierre Korkie
Pierre Korkie was a South African teacher working in Yemen, where his wife, Yolande, did hospital relief work. They were kidnapped by al-Qaeda operatives in May 2013. Yolande Korkie was released with…
February 29, 2016
United States
Sen. Ted Cruz and the Myth of Carpet Bombing
On December 5, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) while speaking at the FreedomWorks “Rising Tide” Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, made the alarming pledge, “If I am elected president, we will utterly destroy ISIS…We …
July 29, 2005
China
Words of Wisdom from Ted Truman
It is always worth paying attention to what Ted Truman - former director of the Federal Reserve's international staff, and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury -- is saying. And right now he is…