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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…
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March 25, 2009
United States
Human Rights Reporting and U.S. Foreign Policy
The U.S. State Department’s annual global rating of human rights performance antagonizes friend and foe alike. Many rights activists embrace the reports while some express doubts about their influenc…
October 27, 2010
United States
Immigration and the Midterm Elections
The economic climate and border security concerns have fueled the immigration debate in the U.S. congressional elections. This Backgrounder examines races where immigration is playing a role and the …
March 2, 2017
United States
U.S. Foreign Policy Powers: Congress and the President
The separation of powers has spawned a great deal of debate over the roles of the president and Congress in foreign affairs, as well as over the limits on their respective authorities, explains this …
February 29, 2008
Elections and Voting
The Caucus System in the U.S. Presidential Nominating Process
Party caucuses, which date to the 1800s, have declined in importance but they could be decisive in choosing the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate.