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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 22, 2024
United States
How Big a Climate Threat Are Atmospheric Rivers?
Atmospheric rivers are gaining in intensity across California and the western United States. Communities need to adapt to the havoc wrought by this weather phenomenon.
March 22, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Are Americans Turning Isolationist?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Much like talk of Mark Twain’s death, claims that Americans are turning their back on the world are…
March 20, 2024
China
CFR Welcomes Sue Mi Terry and Rush Doshi as Asia Fellows
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) welcomes Sue Mi Terry and Rush Doshi to the David Rockefeller Studies Program. Terry will be joining CFR on March 25 as a senior fellow for Korea studies bas…
March 19, 2024
Palestinian Territories
Who Governs the Palestinians?
Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group Hamas, a…
March 19, 2024
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking Down
Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
March 14, 2024
Russia
Russia’s Gloomy ‘Elections’, U.S. Budget Divisions, Elton John-Bernie Taupin Awarded, and More
Russia holds its presidential election with the Kremlin aiming to orchestrate a sweeping endorsement of President Vladimir Putin; the U.S. Congress continues its partisan battles over the 2024 budget…
March 11, 2024
Climate Change
A Conversation With Amy Pope
Amy Pope discusses her work as director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the UN role in addressing climate mobility, legal frameworks for migration, and the present …
March 8, 2024
Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: March 8, 2024
Internet outages in Chad amid political violence; EU Digital Markets Act takes effect; Indian government to regulate AI; Amazon announces cloud investment in Saudi Arabia; U.S. intervenes after ranso…
March 8, 2024
Elections and Voting
The Outlook for Women’s Political Leadership in 2024
As a record number of countries hold elections in 2024, panelists reflect on the substantive policy achievements of women political leaders, needed measures to achieve increased women’s leadership, a…
