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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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October 21, 2005
Syria
Syria Stands Alone
This publication is now archived. Syria’s slow declineWhat a difference five years makes. At the beginning of the century, Syria was a proud Arab country, ruled with brutal consistency for thirty yea…
April 20, 2011
Pakistan
Islam and Politics in Pakistan
Pakistan is bracing for more turbulence in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing. This Backgrounder looks at how state support for Islamist militants has led to growing religious intolerance in socie…
March 13, 2014
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Sarin
Sarin, one of the world’s most lethal chemical weapons, has long been stockpiled but is rarely used by states or terrorists. Allegations of attacks on civilians in Syria, if substantiated, would repr…
May 12, 2009
Vatican City
Vatican-Israel Relations
Relations between the Vatican and Israel are a complex combination of diplomacy mixed with interfaith discussion.
April 11, 2007
United States
America’s Energy Sources
President Bush, in his January 31, 2006, State of the Union address, proposed an Advanced Energy Initiative to reduce American dependency on foreign energy sources. The following is a summary of U.S…