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Introduction
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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October 25, 2011
Russia
Russia and U.S. National Interests: Why Should Americans Care?
Overview As the United States and Russia approach the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and Int…
October 17, 2014
China
Rare Earth Elements and National Security
Eugene Gholz examines the national security and economic consequences of China's central role in the global rare earths market.
July 18, 2005
Infectious Diseases
HIV and National Security
Overview The HIV/AIDS pandemic is affecting the security of states throughout the world, weakening economies, military and police forces, government structures, and social structures. This is the …
October 20, 2009
Economic Crises
Global Imbalances, National Rebalancing, and the Political Economy of Recovery
Overview Global macroeconomic imbalances—massive borrowing by some countries and massive lending by others—drove the financial boom and bubble that eventually burst into the current crisis. These …
November 9, 2022
West Africa
Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel
The African countries of the Sahel stand to be among the most affected by climate change. To help mitigate its effects, Beza Tesfaye argues that the United States should partner with civil society groups and expand climate adaptation and financing efforts.
