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Introduction
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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April 15, 2018
Syria
Legal Questions Loom Over Syria Strikes
In striking Syria without an international law justification, the United States leaves itself open to criticism and may invite similar behavior by other countries.
September 9, 2014
Syria
New Terror Threats Require New Law
The 2001 law that authorized the U.S. war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates is not an appropriate justification for the offensive against ISIS and other emerging terrorist groups, says CFR’s John B…
September 2, 2014
United States
Countering the U.S. Image Problem
Foreign media coverage of the social unrest in Ferguson reinforces damaging global perceptions of the United States, says expert Philip Seib.
June 30, 2014
Global
Bretton Woods Lessons
The 1944 Bretton Woods conference ensured a leading role for Washington in the global financial system but also contributed to present-day problems that will be difficult to fix, says CFR’s Benn Stei…
March 9, 2012
Disasters
Japan’s Nuclear Dilemma
One year after the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Japan is facing a dilemma of how to clean up the disaster and how to meet current and future energy needs, says expert Charles D. Ferguson, even as the gl…