79 Results for:

January 11, 2023

United States
How Does the U.S. Government Use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the world’s largest stockpile of emergency crude oil, has helped shield the United States from energy supply crunches, but debate persists over its management.

A photo of steel oil pipelines at a refinery.

December 11, 2012

Human Rights
What Do Elected Officials Owe Voters?

What do elected officials owe voters? The debate over the theory of representation is an old and distinguished one, asking whether elected representatives should vote as they believe their constituen…

October 16, 2013

United States
Egypt: Reductio Ad Absurdum

Outsiders tend to underestimate the deep psychological impact that the last almost three years have had on Egyptians.  Not long after the exhilaration of Mubarak’s exit, Egyptians confronted the comp…

reductioadabsurdum_CROPPED

November 14, 2017

Zimbabwe
A Coup Could be in the Works Against Zimbabwe's Mugabe

A military coup may be underway in Zimbabwe against the regime of nonagenarian President Robert Mugabe and his would-be successor wife, Grace.

Zimbabwe-Mugabe-Mnangagwa-Military-Coup

August 22, 2023

Energy and Environment
Responding to Extreme Global Heat

Alice C. Hill, David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at CFR, will discuss the societal and environmental implications of extreme global heat and how the United States and o…

Play AZ