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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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February 27, 2024
Development
Combating Global Poverty, With Kate Schecter
Kate Schecter, president and CEO of World Neighbors, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss progress and setbacks in promoting economic development in some of the world’s poorest countries.
January 31, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ending the South Sudan Civil War: A Conversation with Kate Almquist Knopf
Kate Almquist Knopf, director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, is the author of a recent Center for Preventive Action report on Ending South Sudan’s Civi…
December 4, 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
AGOA: The U.S.-Africa Trade Program
AGOA is the cornerstone of the U.S.-Africa trade relationship, but declining support has called the program’s value into question.
April 27, 2022
Russia
Update on Ukraine, With Richard Haass
In this special episode, Why It Matters follows up with CFR President Richard Haass to hear his insights on the war in Ukraine.
October 23, 2019
United States
The Big Red Button
A U.S. president can launch a first-strike nuclear attack at any time and, according to the law, does not need to seek advice first. Some experts think that’s too much power to put in one person’s ha…
