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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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February 6, 2024
Iran
U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, With Ray Takeyh and Robin Wright
Ray Takeyh, the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at CFR, and Robin Wright, a contributing writer and columnist for the New Yorker, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the …
September 21, 2023
Iraq
A Conversation With Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani of Iraq
Prime Minister Shia’ al-Sudani discusses Iraq-U.S. relations, Iraq’s foreign policy priorities, and geopolitical and security trends in the region.
April 15, 2024
Iran
Iran’s Regional Armed Network
Iran’s web of armed partners such as Hezbollah and the Houthis serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East and could pose a significant threat to the United States and U.S. allies in the re…
March 27, 2023
Iraq War
Lessons From History Series: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq—Twenty Years Later
Panelists discuss lessons learned from the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, including the circumstances that led to Operation Iraqi Freedom and whether it was a necessary war, as well as the ramifications…
March 17, 2023
United States
Revisiting America’s War of Choice in Iraq
Wars are fought not only on the battlefield but also in domestic political debates and in histories written after the fact. In the case of the US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, we are still in this final phase, seeking an elusive consensus about the war’s legacy.
April 3, 2024
United States
What Does the U.S. National Guard Do?
The National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president. While it began as a “strategic reserve,” the guard has come to play an important role…
March 17, 2023
Iraq
Twenty Years After the War to Oust Saddam, Iraq Is a Shaky Democracy
On the two-decade anniversary of the U.S. invasion, Iraq is weakly governed, leaving it prone to instability and meddling by neighbors—especially Iran.
