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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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November 4, 2016
Human Rights
The Parallel Thinking of Two Great Men on Nationalism
In 1935, the great Jewish leader, Zionist, and nationalist Vladimir Jabotinsky wrote in a letter to David Ben Gurion about the paramount need to establish a Jewish state: I can vouch for ther…
December 15, 2020
Elections and Voting
The 2020 Election by the Numbers
It’s almost over. Yesterday Electoral College electors convened virtually or in person in state capitals across the country to cast their votes. The result was what everyone expected, the election of…
December 17, 2010
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: The New START End Game
Above the Fold. It’s fish or cut bait time on the New START Treaty. All signs point to a vote by next Wednesday. Based on the strong vote this week to start the debate, supporters are optimistic…
November 12, 2010
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: Obama in Asia
Above the Fold: The big news of the week has been President Obama’s Asia trip. The coverage at home has generally been positive. Walter Russell Mead reviews the India leg of the trip and applauds…
July 28, 2011
United Kingdom
Britain’s Scandal, Private Media and Public Interest
Britain’s phone-hacking scandal is raising questions about the power and reach of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. For Columbia University’s Nicholas Lemann, the episode proves the value of expanding p…