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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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December 5, 2023
Climate Change
Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures
International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
August 31, 2023
Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Investigation into Unwanted World Cup Kissing Scandal
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 August 26 to September 1.
April 1, 2001
Climate Change
The Collapse of the Kyoto Protocol and the Struggle to Slow Global Warming
Most politicians, policy-makers, and analysts hailed the Kyoto Protocol as a vital first step toward slowing greenhouse warming. Council Senior Fellow David Victor was not among them. In this clear a…
July 18, 2006
India
The India Nuclear Deal: Implications for Global Climate Change (Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)
IntroductionThe debate over the India nuclear deal has been too one-dimensional. Nearly all commentary has focused on whether this proposal would undermine efforts to contain the proliferation of nuc…
November 27, 2001
Agricultural Policy
Across the Rubicon
Overview The world's agricultural system stands at the shores of a technological Rubicon. On the near side, where most farmers toil today, new strains of crops are still largely the product of con…
March 13, 2001
Agricultural Policy
Trade, Science, and Genetically Modified Foods
Read an excerpt of "Trade, Science, and Genetically Modified Foods." Overview The scientific breakthrough of genetically modified (GM) food has generated enormous political controversy while de…