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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…
September 13, 2006
Drug PolicyA rise in drug use in Iran is one overlooked consequence of the surge in opium production in the Taliban-run provinces of southern Afghanistan.
December 4, 2009
Energy and Climate PolicyThe UN conference on climate change that begins December 7 in Copenhagen is supposed to produce new targets for emissions reductions, but experts say major countries are at odds on the ultimate goal …
October 18, 2007
Energy and Climate PolicyPolitical volatility among the world’s leading oil producers suggests deeper causes for recent price spikes.
April 25, 2006
ColombiaIncumbent President Alvaro Uribe is favored to win Colombia’s May 28 elections, a result that would mark a departure from the trend that has seen left-leaning governments come to power around the reg…
March 10, 2006
PeruPeru’s upcoming presidential election could be an important litmus test in a region leaning leftward.