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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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September 30, 2019
Election 2020
Meet Steve Bullock, Democratic Presidential Candidate
Update: Steve Bullock announced on December 2, 2019, that he was dropping out of the race. Can one of the last candidates to enter the 2020 race be the last one standing? Steve Bullock certainly …
January 4, 2024
United States
The President’s Inbox Recap: Far-Right Terrorism
Far-right extremist violence threatens American democracy.
April 30, 2007
United States
Dani Rodrik, Steve Waldman, China’s impact on US export prices and the risk of “financial” Dutch disease …
Dani Rodrik didn’t take long to stir up the blogosphere (see Steve Waldman, among others). Rodrik makes an interesting point: Trade doesn’t cut inflation. Sure, it lowers prices for impor…
November 30, 2023
Myanmar
The Myanmar Army Could Actually Collapse—But Are the United States and Other Powers Ready for Such a Scenario?
Myanmar's military has recently suffered a string of defeats—but the U.S. government seems unprepared to face the country's potential state collapse.
November 10, 2020
United States
Happy 245th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
The U.S. Marine Corps turns 245 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines have …
January 17, 2023
United States
The Violent Far-Right Terrorist Threat to the Republican Party and American Conservatism
In addition to minority communities and those on the political left, far-right and white supremacist extremism threatens violence against Republicans as well.
