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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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May 4, 2018
Iran Nuclear Agreement
How Sanctions Decision Could Jeopardize the Iran Agreement
Iran could restart aspects of its nuclear program if President Trump declines to renew sanctions waivers this month, leaving major powers with few options for monitoring or restricting it.
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 …
February 5, 2007
Israel
Aronson: Secret Syrian-Israeli Talks Produced Unofficial Agreement
Geoffrey Aronson, who participated in two years of intermittent talks between unofficial Israeli and Syrian representatives, said contacts continue even though they have not sat down together since l…
December 29, 2015
Global
World Outlook for 2016
Surging fears of terrorism, chaos in the Middle East, tensions in Asia, and the slowing Chinese economy suggest a challenging year lies ahead for global leaders, says CFR’s James M. Lindsay.
November 17, 2011
Economic Crises
Restructuring Euro Debt and Latin Lessons
Greece’s new prime minister is seeking crucial parliamentary support for an EU bailout package that will require restructuring its sovereign debt. Economist William Cline says Uruguay’s 2003 default …