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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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January 19, 2012
Homeland Security
Faster, Safer, and Smarter: A Modern Visa System for the United States
Introduction The U.S. visa system is still not effectively focusing resources on those who pose a threat to our country. More than a decade after 9/11, foreign tourists, business travelers, studen…
June 8, 2016
Security Alliances
Reforming the U.S. International Military Education and Training Program
The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program, which provides U.S. government funds to members of foreign militaries to take classes at U.S. military facilities, has the potential …
February 24, 2014
Iran
How to Promote Human Rights in Iran
CFR Senior Fellow Ray Takeyh argues that it is necessary for the United States to emphasize human rights issues during discussions of a nuclear agreement with Iran.
December 7, 2015
Syria
Syria: The Need for Diplomacy and De-escalation
Introduction Of all the factors currently tearing the Middle East apart, none is more consequential than the war in Syria. The war has left some 250,000 Syrians dead, seven million internally dis…
March 14, 2013
Monetary Policy
Exiting from Monetary Stimulus: A Better Plan for the Fed
The U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus efforts have an undesirable side effect that needs to be managed with great care: the Fed has amassed a huge stock of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) tha…
