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Biden’s Democracy Summit Needs to Produce More Than a Bland Statement
U.S. President Joseph Biden is preparing to fulfill a campaign promise by convening a virtual group of over 100 world leaders in early December for the…
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In Glasgow, I Saw Three Big Shifts in The Climate Conversation
Last week I spent three fantastic days at the global climate summit (known as COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. My main impression is how much things have…
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US Taliban Recognition Would be A Game-Changer
Fast US pivot towards recognition of former battlefield adversary will likely have caught China by surprise The disclosure in Brussels on Tuesday that the US is…
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Japan: Pressure From Populist right to Scrap ‘Peace Constitution’ After 75 Years
The relative success of the populist right-wing Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai or JIP), which increased its vote to emerge as the third-largest party…
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The Gap Between Talk and Action on Climate Is on Full Display in Glasgow
Environmental disasters are rapidly engulfing the world. Can bureaucracy meet their pace? Since last week, hundreds of world leaders and environmental advocates have descended on Glasgow,…
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The EU’s Big Eastern Problems
Let's take a trip along the eastern fringes of the EU today, where two big problems are brewing at a time when Brussels seems particularly unable…
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Poland-Belarus Border Crisis Points to Cynicism and Hypocrisy
As the crisis on the border between Poland and Belarus deepens, the EU is helpless as Minsk and Warsaw engage in cynical power politics. The migrants…
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Everyone Suffers When America Turns Its Back
The on-off US foreign policy of the 21st century is damaging the world and America itself — the government must be shrewder and more consistent. American…
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The Next Step in Climate Action is Creating A Fund for Loss and Damage
One of the new and very politically sensitive topics being discussed at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, as the summit…
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How Afghanistan Was Really Lost
The West’s failure in Afghanistan may well have resulted from not spending enough money in the right places. A different balance between US military expenditure and…
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Climate Change is An Emergency for Everyone, Everywhere
A devastating convergence of conflict and climate change is driving displacement and making life even more precarious for those forced to flee. In the run-up to…
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Climate Finance: It’ll be Cheaper in the Long Run If Poorer Countries Receive It As A Matter of Urgency
The almost mystical Green Climate Fund is back in the headlines at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The fund grew out of a promise made…