Council of Councils
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Introduction
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…
September 11, 2012
PeacekeepingCFR’s James M. Lindsay discusses the signing of the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993, including the secret negotiations that produced the agreement, what its terms stipulated, and how it failed to …
February 28, 2012
United StatesCFR’s James M. Lindsay remembers the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and discusses the difficulty inherent in writing a workable constitution.
March 6, 2012
JapanCFR’s James M. Lindsay remembers the firebombing of Tokyo during World War II and discusses the destructive power of conventional weapons.
January 19, 2012
Heads of State and GovernmentCFR’s James M. Lindsay remembers John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address and discusses the importance of balancing costs and benefits in foreign policy
October 26, 2011
United StatesRob Quartel, chairman and CEO of NTELX, discusses the need for investment in U.S. infrastructure with CFR’s James M. Lindsay. "We really have to focus on alternative means for paying for infrastru…