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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.
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December 12, 2019
United States
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2020
As 2019 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2020.
July 21, 2005
Palestinian Territories
Makovsky: Very Hot Political Summer Ahead in Israel
David Makovsky, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, says that, with the scheduled withdrawal of Israeli settlers from Gaza, there is a “sense of a looming showdown” betwee…
November 7, 2013
United States
This Week: Iranian Negotiations, Syrian CW Dismantlement, and Israeli-Palestinian Squabbling
Significant Developments Iran. Nuclear negotiations between the P5+1 countries and Iran began today in Geneva with participants voicing optimism that a deal could be reached within days. A senior U…
December 7, 2015
United States
What’s in a Name?
On February 25, 1994, Baruch Goldstein entered the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Cave of the Patriarchs, during dawn prayers and murdered twenty-nine Palestinians. He derived justification for t…
January 23, 2013
Israel
Israel’s 2013 Election: Lapid and the Perils of Third Parties
Israelis are still digesting the results of yesterday’s national elections, with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who fared much worse than anticipated, still likely to be tapped to form the next government…
