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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 29, 2012
Economics
What to Expect From Mexico’s Election
In anticipation of Mexico’s election this weekend, I spoke with Brianna Lee, a production editor at CFR.org, about the candidates, the most likely outcome, and the issues that the winner will have to…
February 24, 2009
Immigration and Migration
Helping Mexico Help Itself
I wrote the following for a CFR "expert brief" which originally appeared here. Brazen assassinations, kidnappings, and political intimidation by drug lords conjure up images of Colombia in the earl…
June 28, 2012
Defense and Security
The World Next Week: World Powers Talk Syria, Mexicans Vote, and Congress Recesses
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon was out this week, so Stewart Patrick kindly offered to fill in. Stewart and I discussed the world powers crisis meeting on Syria in Geneva; the Mexican…
January 16, 2014
Indonesia
Indonesia’s Upcoming Elections
Indonesia’s presidential elections, scheduled to be held in July, will be crucial to cementing Indonesia’s democratic reforms. As many developing nations around the world, like neighboring Thailand, …
March 17, 2016
Brazil
Do Brazil’s Street Protests Spell the End for Rousseff?
Brazil’s drama has escalated at breakneck speed. On March 4, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was detained for questioning. On March 8, construction magnate Marcelo Odebrecht was sentenced …
