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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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March 4, 2011
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012: Hello Newt Gingrich, GOP Presidential Candidate?
Newt Gingrich addresses the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. (Larry Downing/courtesy Reuters) Someone had to go first. So Newt Gingrich did. While the other major …
April 13, 2015
Politics and Government
Campaign 2016: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic Presidential Candidate
Pakistan has had one. So have Great Britain, Indonesia, Poland, Ukraine, and four dozen other countries. Argentina, Brazil, and Germany have one right now. But the United States has never had a woman…
December 16, 2013
Global
Ten Historical Anniversaries of Note in 2014
As 2013 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2014.
January 4, 2012
International Organizations
What Will The World Decide in 2012?
The New Year's Eve Ball in New York City (Mike Segar/Courtesy Reuters). “Summit fatigue” may be widespread, but demands on the world’s leaders just keep growing. Here are a half a dozen major meetin…
August 23, 2012
Defense and Security
Top Twelve Defense Sequestration Scare Tactics
Over a year ago, on August 2, 2011, President Obama signed the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011. The bipartisan legislation easily passed the House, 269-131, with 174 Republicans and 95 Democrats vot…
