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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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March 5, 2013
Cuba
Chávez Loses Battle to Cancer
After fourteen years in power, Vice President Nicolás Maduro announced this evening that President Hugo Chávez had lost his long and secretive battle with cancer. Chávez’s legacy will surely be mixed…
December 2, 2016
North Korea
“Toughest Sanctions Ever”: UN Security Council Resolution 2321
The UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed Resolution 2321 condemning North Korea’s fifth nuclear test, conducted on September 9, 2016. The resolution builds on Resolution 2270 passed by the U…
February 6, 2012
Iran
The Nature of the Islamic Republic
Two keen insights into the nature of Iran’s regime have appeared recently. The first is an account by a German journalist who was imprisoned in Iran in October 2010 "after interviewing the son of Sa…
November 28, 2011
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012 Roundup: Is Foreign Policy a Problem for Ron Paul?
Ron Paul speaks during the Western Republican Leadership Conference on October 19, 2011. (Steve Marcus/courtesy Reuters) A common trope so far in campaign 2012 is the argument that Republicans have…
