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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…
May 20, 2015
Sub-Saharan AfricaWith nearly 110,000 uniformed deployed “blue helmets” worldwide, the number of UN peacekeepers at a record high and most are in Africa. Paul D. Williams argues that increased U.S. involvement and lea…
November 20, 2014
AsiaThe world has entered a second nuclear age shaped by rising nuclear states and military technologies. Gregory Koblentz argues that the United States should work with the other nuclear-armed states to…
November 19, 2014
NigeriaThe militant Islamist group Boko Haram’s increasingly bold attacks in Nigeria—most notably its April kidnapping of nearly three hundred female students—threaten to fuel further Muslim-Christian viole…
November 6, 2014
United StatesThe Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has launched an online gateway to the organization’s multimedia resources for teaching and learning about U.S. foreign policy. Accessible at www.cfr.org/educati…
October 4, 2014
AmericasA new CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report, North America: Time for a New Focus, asserts that elevating and prioritizing the Canada-Mexico-U.S. relationship offers the best opportunity for str…