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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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April 27, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: China, Air Power, and Bahrain’s Democracy Deficit
Background Briefing on the U.S. Military Realignment in Japan, April 26, 2012. QUESTION: And then how this [US-Japan security agreement] fits into the emerging strategic view of this building that r…
February 4, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
South African Black Billionaire and the “Patriotic Bourgeoisie”
On January 30, 2013, Patrice Motsepe pledged to give half of the income generated by his family assets to charity. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) issued a press release congratulating Mot…
November 15, 2013
Maternal and Child Health
Family Planning as a Global Priority
The third annual International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) closes today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with new and increased commitments from countries around the world to bolster local and globa…
November 25, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Polio in Nigeria: Progress and Continued Obstacles
Polio numbers in Nigeria for 2013 are likely to be less than they were in 2012. Given the turmoil in northeastern Nigeria associated with the Boko Haram insurrection, this would seem to indicate real…
January 24, 2014
Intelligence
You Might Have Missed: USS Cowpens, French Reapers, and the World Economic Forum
Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, “Department of Defense Press Briefing by Admiral Locklear in the Pentagon Briefing Room,” U.S. Department of Defense, January 23, 2014. Q: …
