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Introduction
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…
March 7, 2012
Cuba
Addressing the Risk of a Cuban Oil Spill
The imminent drilling of Cuba's first offshore oil well raises the prospect of a large-scale oil spill in Cuban waters washing onto U.S. shores. Washington should anticipate this possibility by imple…
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 …
August 9, 2012
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: An Opportunity for Closer U.S.-South Africa Relations
As Zimbabwe moves closer to elections, the prospect for political violence, even civil war, grows. President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and Prime Minist…
June 7, 2017
State and Local Governments (U.S.)
Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy
With the increase in subnational international activity, the United States should create an appropriately staffed office within the State Department to serve as a facilitator. This achievable bureaucratic reform would enable the U.S. government to appropriately facilitate activity already underway, enlist city and state leaders as allies in U.S. diplomacy, and prevent policy confusion.
