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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 6, 2012
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
From the Archives: Ashton Carter on Defense Strategy for the 21st Century
In a March 2012 meeting, President Obama’s nominee for defense secretary explains how the United States is transforming its military and defense strategy in the face of funding cutbacks.
May 20, 2013
Gender
Child Marriage: Three Things to Know
The pervasive practice of child marriage is stirring concern among U.S. foreign policymakers because it threatens to undermine U.S. interests in development, prosperity, and stability, says CFR’s Rac…
June 7, 2011
Afghanistan
Education Key to Building Afghan Security Forces’ Capacity
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, head of NATO training efforts in Afghanistan, says 9 out of 10 Afghan security recruits are illiterate, and emphasizes the education role that has become a major compone…
October 11, 2021
Afghanistan
Where Have Afghan Refugees Gone?
There were 2.8 million Afghan refugees in 2020, half of whom were living in Pakistan. Here are the countries that could host many of the Afghans fleeing the country after the Taliban’s takeover.
May 30, 2012
Global
How Globalization Affects Transnational Crime
With drug legalization increasingly debated by world leaders, CFR’s Stewart Patrick and Phil Williams of the University of Pittsburgh discuss the explosion of transnational crime in a globalized worl…