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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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October 8, 2009
Conflict Prevention
Enhancing U.S. Preventive Action
Overview Few would dispute that preventing conflict, instability, and humanitarian disaster is preferable to confronting these problems after they arise. Preventive measures are generally less exp…
March 12, 2009
Economic Crises
Lessons of the Financial Crisis
Overview A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Lessons of the Financial Crisis, calls for major economic reforms, both to avoid fueling excessive corporate and individual borro…
June 30, 2008
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Avoiding Transfers to Torture
Overview A number of U.S. counterterrorism practices have generated significant controversy in recent years. One area in which the United States faces particular criticism is the treatment of t…
March 1, 2006
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Preventing Catastrophic Nuclear Terrorism
Overview A nuclear attack by terrorists against the United States has the potential to make the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, look like a historical footnote. In addition to the imme…
