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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 29, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Are Republicans Turning Isolationist?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Many Republicans have lost faith in their party’s traditional embrace of internationalism.
May 30, 2011
Israel
The Third Man
In late May President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered two speeches each in Washington, debating how to understand events in the Middle East. But the third man was missing: Mahmou…
September 23, 2019
Global Governance
Trump Is the Odd Man Out at the U.N.
Trump’s third annual address to the UN General Assembly will be a performance to suffer through. His America First worldview rejects the very purposes and priorities of the United Nations.
January 20, 2022
Economics
Robert E. Rubin: The Challenges and Future of Capitalism in the United States
There are many critical challenges for the U. S. economy that markets, by their nature, will not address. In this sense, the future of American capitalism thus depends on the future of American polit…
March 31, 2020
Nigeria
Lamido Sanusi: A Man of Nigeria’s Past and Possibly Its Future
On March 9, the governor of Kano state removed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from his position as Emir of Kano, which is usually regarded as the second or third most important Muslim traditional ruler in Nigeria, and an Islamic scholar. There is speculation, especially among some Nigerian expats, that he is looking to launch a political career, perhaps even contesting for the presidency in 2023.
March 22, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Are Americans Turning Isolationist?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Much like talk of Mark Twain’s death, claims that Americans are turning their back on the world are…
