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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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February 7, 2005
Middle East and North Africa
MIDDLE EAST: The Disengagement Plan
This publication is now archived. What is Israel’s disengagement plan?Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel may move on its own to evacuate most of the Jewish settlements in Gaza and some in the We…
March 11, 2008
Afghanistan
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Economy
Estimates of the total long-term economic costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars vary wildly and remain hotly disputed among experts.
May 14, 2009
Immigration and Migration
China’s Internal Migrants
China’s rapid economic development has been fueled in large part by a massive migration of rural workers to cities and industrial zones. Young, poorly educated, and highly mobile, these workers conti…
December 12, 2012
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
What Is the Fiscal Cliff?
While congressional action lags, a series of year-end fiscal measures could derail the U.S. recovery.
November 19, 2012
Europe
European Foreign Policy and the Euro Crisis
The eurozone crisis has consequences far beyond the continent’s economic performance, such as the EU’s ability to forge coherent defense and foreign policy.