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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, 2011
Libya
Levin: U.S. Libya Role Will Remain Limited
Senator Carl M. Levin (D-MI), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, discusses U.S. involvement in Libya following Qaddafi’s death, as well as progress in Afghanistan and possible federal budget s…
November 25, 2014
United States
Obama’s Immigration Action: Three Things to Know
President Obama’s executive action on immigration policy is ambitious yet flawed, and Congress must now decide how to proceed, explains CFR’s Edward Alden.
October 2, 2013
United States
U.S. Government Shutdown: Three Things to Know
A short U.S. government shutdown will likely have a limited effect on the economy but will be followed by a protracted debate over increasing the debt limit, which may result in the government’s defa…
December 13, 2012
United States
The U.S. Fiscal Cliff: Three Things to Know
CFR’s Peter Orszag highlights the potential opportunities and limitations of a fiscal cliff deal.
March 27, 2012
United States
Lessons Learned: LBJ Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection
CFR’s James M. Lindsay remembers President Lyndon B. Johnson’s announcement on March 31, 1968, that he would not seek reelection, and discusses the damage that foreign policy can do to a presidency.
