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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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June 12, 2019
Global Governance
It’s the Global Economy, Stupid!
Experts from the Council of Councils rank managing the global economy the second highest priority on the global agenda and graded the world's performance on the issue a middling C+.
August 2, 2010
North Korea
No Winners from the Sinking of the Cheonan
Two months ago, the sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan appeared to mark a turning point in inter-Korean relations. The South Korean interim investigation identified a North Korean torpedo…
December 16, 2011
South Korea
From “Dead Aid” to Effective Development: Assessing the Busan High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Republic of Korea 30 November 2011 (Eskinder Debebe/Courtesy United Nations). South Korean president L…
June 21, 2019
Iran
Iran and Beyond: Interstate Conflict Grows More Palpable
As tensions between the United States and Iran increase, questions of conflict prevention and response loom large.
May 16, 2012
South Korea
South Korea’s National Assembly Elections and the Presidential Electoral Landscape
South Korea’s National Assembly elections were supposed to shape the landscape for December’s presidential contest; instead, the parliamentary outcome seems to have muddied the waters. The unanticip…
