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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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December 28, 2011
Politics and Government
Ten Who Will Be Missed
A worker installs some of the 288 new Waterford crystals on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball. (Mike Segar/courtesy Reuters) Year’s end is time for taking stock, to count up successes and assess …
January 6, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Are We Near a Showdown with Iran?
Above the Fold. Pundits who predicted that Iran would top the list of foreign policy problems in 2012 have early evidence that they were right. President Obama signed legislation over the holiday bre…
October 10, 2017
Energy and Climate Policy
No, Tax Breaks for U.S. Oil and Gas Companies Probably Don’t Materially Affect Climate Change
Last week, the journal Nature Energy published an article from scholars at the Stockholm Environment Institute arguing that the tax breaks given to oil companies by the U.S. government could lead to …
November 10, 2014
United States
More Treaty Gridlock: Another Impact of GOP Senate Takeover
The Republican takeover of the Senate reduces the chance that the United States will ratify any important multilateral treaties over the next two years. Facing a GOP-controlled legislature, President…
December 27, 2018
United States
Ten American Foreign Policy Influentials Who Died in 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year.
