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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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June 21, 2011
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012: Hello Jon Huntsman, GOP Presidential Candidate
It’s official. Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador to China, has formally announced that he is a Republican candidate for president. As he promised, Huntsman made the announcem…
April 8, 2024
Sexual Violence
Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence in Conflict
The United Nations recognized rape as a war crime in 2008 through the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1820. Despite this step, sexual violence remains a widespread practice in wars and con…
January 25, 2024
China
Totalism and State-Society Relations in China
The distinction between totalitarianism and totalism offers valuable insights for China studies and the making of U.S. China policy.
January 8, 2021
Transition 2021
Transition 2021: A Divisive and Damaging Presidency Nears Its End
Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: The mob that stormed the Capitol Building this week highlighted how Donald Trump’s pr…
July 13, 2023
New Zealand
EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean Summit, U.S. Defense Spending Conflicts, Women’s World Cup Down Under, and More
Leaders from the European Union (EU), Latin America, and the Caribbean meet to renew a strategic partnership on issues including trade and climate change; the U.S. Congress wrestles with unprecedente…
April 12, 2018
Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Interests in the Central Region: Is Washington Overinvested?
Panelists debate the future role of the United States in the Middle East given competing global priorities.
November 24, 2023
United States
Campaign Roundup: Election 2024 Will Decide Who Controls Congress
Every Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: The 2024 election will decide whether the next president will face a friendly or a hostile Congres…
