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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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January 30, 2014
Egypt
The U.S. Dilemma in Egypt
The United States doesn’t welcome a military takeover in Egypt, but its options are hamstrung by the need for Egypt to be a regional security partner as well as a peace partner for Israel, says Miche…
March 23, 2016
Belgium
Brussels Bombings Threaten European Unity
The twin bombings in Brussels have exposed the need for closer European security cooperation at the same time that anti-EU political forces are on the rise, says expert Ian Lesser.
April 1, 2003
Iraq
Council Expert Says State Department and Pentagon at Odds Over Postwar Iraq Policy; Asserts
Arthur C. Helton, the Council on Foreign Relations’ humanitarian affairs expert, warns that the Bush administration’s go-it-alone policy has caused a “crisis of legitimacy” that …
August 29, 2017
United States
Why Battles Over Memory Rage On
Protests over the removal of Confederate monuments show that the U.S. Civil War’s emancipatory purpose remains contested a century and a half later.
March 29, 2017
United States
Hard Power’s Essential Soft Side
President Trump’s proposal to build up the military while slashing funds for diplomacy and foreign assistance misses how “soft power” can advance the national interest, says Joseph S. Nye, who coined…