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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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September 8, 2005
United States
Interview with Laurence Simon on offers of international aid after Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina struck the United States’ Gulf Coast, leaving an estimated $200 billion damage in its wake, countries from around the globe lined up to offer material aid, cash, and condolenc…
September 6, 2007
Wars and Conflict
Meese Says With Iraqis’ Help, Security Is Improving
Col. Michael J. Meese, a member of Gen. David Petraeus’ team assessing progress in Iraq in advance of the general’s report to Congress next week, says violence in Iraq is down due to cooperation betw…
December 1, 2020
Nigeria
Nigeria and the Nation-State
Former Ambassador John Campbell illustrates the history and importance of Nigeria, a country too often overlooked by the West.
January 9, 2014
Iraq
Iraq’s High-Stakes Struggle
With its Shiite government struggling for survival and poised for a confrontation with Sunni extremists in Fallujah, Iraq faces a deepening sectarian conflict partly fueled by spillover from Syria, s…
October 23, 2007
International Organizations
Eliasson: Peacekeeping ‘Futile’ Without a Peace to Keep
Jan Eliasson, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Darfur, says any new political agreement on Darfur must reflect the realities on the ground.