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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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May 21, 2011
Pakistan
Next Steps for Pakistan Strategy
U.S.-Pakistan relations are in crisis. For Washington, Osama bin Laden's safe haven in Abbottabad raises questions about Pakistan's complicity and/or incompetence. For Islamabad, bin Laden's killing …
June 22, 2011
Conflict Prevention
Enhancing U.S. Crisis Preparedness
Introduction The Obama administration was caught flatfooted by the recent Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Not only did the intelligence community fail to warn senior off…
July 13, 2011
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
A Nuclear Security Fund
Nuclear terrorism could cause widespread death and destruction and potentially devastate the global economy. However, not all nations are convinced that acting to prevent nuclear terrorism should be …
April 11, 2012
Infrastructure
Encouraging U.S. Infrastructure Investment
See CFR Senior Fellow and Renewing America Director Edward Alden's accompanying blog post here. Despite the pressing infrastructure investment needs of the United States, federal infrastructure po…
April 26, 2012
Development
Beating the Resource Curse: Global Governance Strategies for Democracy and Economic Development
Abundant reserves of minerals and petroleum often precipitate a resource curse in countries with weak governance institutions: fostering political corruption, eroding democratic accountability, incit…
