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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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April 12, 2024
Health
Women This Week: Heightened Levels of Malnutrition for Women and Children
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 6 to April 12.
November 13, 2019
United States
A Big Borrower and a Giant Corporate Tax Dodge? How Best to Describe the U.S. External Balance Sheet
Most grandiose explanations for the United States' persistent surplus in the income balance of the U.S. current account miss the mark. The U.S. debt position tracks the sum of past current account de…
April 26, 2006
Syria
Syria: Has Assad Dodged a Bullet?
Bashar al-Assad, whose regime looked shaky under international pressure last year, is consolidating his power and cracking down on dissent. Despite a UN probe linking Syrian officials to the assassin…
November 25, 2008
Economic Crises
Africa Dodges the Financial Bullet, but Recession Is Another Matter
CFR’s J. Anthony Holmes writes that the global economic decline will slow the pace of both foreign direct and portfolio investment in Africa.
January 7, 2016
Saudi Arabia
What’s Driving Saudi Actions?
The fallout that has followed Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shia protest leader is likely to tamp down dissent at home while provoking regional conflicts, says expert Toby Matthiesen.
August 28, 2023
Guatemala
Guatemala Chose a New Pro-Reform President. Can He Stem Corruption and Migration?
Guatemala’s outsider, pro-reform candidate won against the odds, but can he govern?
