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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 29, 2024
United Nations
Funding the United Nations: How Much Does the U.S. Pay?
Many UN agencies, programs, and missions receive crucial funding from the United States. The Trump administration sharply reduced funding to some UN agencies, but President Biden has largely reversed…
December 20, 2005
Iraq
IRAQ: Sunnis, the Elections, and the Insurgency
This publication is now archived. IntroductionThe December 15 parliamentary elections in Iraq were the first since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in which Sunnis actively participated. Their coopera…
September 20, 2006
United States
The United States and the Geneva Conventions
Backgrounder: U.S. debate over treatment of detainees hinges on interpretation of the Geneva Conventions.
June 9, 2006
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Iraq’s Insurgency After Zarqawi
The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraq’s most wanted man, is an important event but one unlikely to affect the insurgency greatly.
November 7, 2006
Iraq
The Cost of the Iraq War
With U.S. forces mired in Iraq, the cost of war has escalated. But some critics decry the manner in which the war is being funded more than the price tag itself.