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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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October 13, 2005
Russia
Instability in Russia’s North Caucasus Region
Russia’s troubled North Caucasus region continues to struggle with a low-level Islamic insurgency, but a heavy-handed approach to counterinsurgency has not addressed the root causes of separatism in …
October 27, 2010
United States
Immigration and the Midterm Elections
The economic climate and border security concerns have fueled the immigration debate in the U.S. congressional elections. This Backgrounder examines races where immigration is playing a role and the …
February 14, 2007
Russia
U.S.-Russia Interests on Collision Course
Backgrounder: Lingering resentment over NATO’s expansion has strained U.S.-Russia relations.
November 23, 2005
Chechnya
Elections in Chechnya
This publication is now archived. What is at stake in Chechnya’s elections?The parliamentary elections scheduled for November 27 will be the troubled republic’s first since a 1999 war between Chechen…
March 18, 2011
United States
Nuclear Power Expansion Challenges
The scramble for energy alternatives has brought new focus on nuclear power in the United States, but its revival faces political and practical obstacles.