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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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March 6, 2008
Colombia
Rodriguez: Chavez Using Attack on FARC to Bolster Diminishing Popularity
Francisco R. Rodriguez, an expert on Venezuelan affairs, says the show of force by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after the Colombian incursion into Ecuador is an attempt to bolster his declining p…
February 10, 2017
United States
The Legal Fight Over Trump’s Authority
The battle over the Trump administration’s executive order on immigration raises weighty constitutional questions involving presidential power and the judiciary’s role in national security, explains …
August 1, 2017
Refugees and Displaced Persons
Empowering Refugees in Times of Crisis
To address a migration emergency that shows no signs of abating, states should look beyond building refugee camps and offer economic opportunities to those displaced, says expert Alexander Betts.
September 29, 2017
Spain
Can Catalonia Split With Spain?
Spain’s effort to block Catalonia’s referendum on independence may push more Catalan voters to support it.
February 12, 2013
Vatican City
Papacy in Transition
The surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has given rise to speculations that the next pontiff to lead the Catholic Church will hail from the developing world, says expert James P. McCartin.