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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 25, 2009
United States
Human Rights Reporting and U.S. Foreign Policy
The U.S. State Department’s annual global rating of human rights performance antagonizes friend and foe alike. Many rights activists embrace the reports while some express doubts about their influenc…
July 23, 2009
North Korea
Raising Human Rights Concerns with N. Korea
Human rights in North Korea have been on the diplomatic back burner with Washington preoccupied over the nuclear question. Human rights specialist Roberta Cohen proposes a multilateral security mecha…
September 1, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa
The African Union
The African Union succeeded the old Organization for African Unity (OAU) in 2002. Since then, the new institution has struggled to reform governing bodies inherited from the OAU while shouldering cha…
May 26, 2010
Global
International Competitiveness and Education: A Conversation with Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks about the importance of education to U.S. global competitiveness.
May 26, 2010
Global
International Competitiveness and Education: A Conversation with Arne Duncan
Recent studies have concluded that the United States continues to fall behind other countries in student achievement, particularly in the areas of math and science. Please join Secretary of Education…