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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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August 15, 2012
Defense and Security
Paul Ryan Likes Bernard Lewis and Free Trade
CNN’s Jamie Crawford has a nice piece summarizing Paul Ryan’s foreign policy views. Besides offering a sense of some of the countries the GOP vice presidential nominee has visited in recent years, th…
February 6, 2024
Nigeria
Life After Weber
What if the solution to insecurity in Nigeria is beyond the capacity of the state?
February 10, 2023
China
China’s Recent ADIZ Violations Have Changed the Status Quo in the Taiwan Strait
Chinese military flights near Taiwan have important implications for cross-strait stability.
October 9, 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Origins of African States, and Their Names
An article on the origins of the names of African countries was recently published in Quartz. It includes a map of the continent in 1885, shortly after the Berlin Conference. Portuguese and Arabic traders and explorers are the origins of some names, European mispronunciation of tribal names are the origins of others.
June 28, 2022
Technology and Innovation
Artificial Intelligence’s Environmental Costs and Promise
Artificial intelligence has been cited as a potential tool for combatting climate change. Technology companies, however, need to do more to prevent AI from becoming a source of environmental degradat…
