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Cities, Consumers, and Companies Are the Secret of Sustainability
First developed by the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an ambitious effort for countries to address the world's biggest …
5 years, 11 months ago
Should US Shrink the Pentagon to Increase National Security?
America spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined, and the Department of Defense oversees some 1.3 million military personnel. …
5 years, 11 months ago
America First vs. Spider-Man: A Debate on Supporting Pro-Democracy Protests
Demonstrators have taken to the streets from Hong Kong to Lebanon, with many calling for democratic reforms. Yet policymakers in the United States ar…
5 years, 11 months ago
Strange Bedfellows: Anti-Immigrant Conservatives and Environmentalists Join Forces in Europe
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria, the young head of a conservative party deeply opposed to immigration, has just formed a coalition government wi…
6 years ago
Iran's Retaliation Against the US Is Not One and Done
Earlier this week, in retaliation for the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, Iran fired a dozen missiles on two bases in Iraq housing US t…
6 years ago
Now Iraq's Parliament Votes to Expel US Forces. Why?
Following the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani last week, Iraq's parliament voted to ask the prime minister to oust US forces from the co…
6 years ago
Conflict Has Changed. Do International Norms Still Matter?
As we've seen in places like Syria and Iraq, today's armed conflict is civilian-focused, driven by non-state actors, and increasingly urban. Do tradi…
6 years ago
Is Dealing with Putin a Lost Cause for Washington?
Ever since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and its meddling in US elections in 2016, relations between Moscow and Washington have gone from…
6 years, 1 month ago
Goolsbee and Keynes on Trump's Trade Wars and the US Economy
There's no sign of a big deal soon in the US-China trade war, the US Congress has not yet passed the USMCA, and the World Trade Organization's appeal…
6 years, 1 month ago
Which Side Will India Take in US-China Rivalry?
A centerpiece of US strategy during the Trump administration has been the idea of the "Indo-Pacific," a massive single region stretching across both …
6 years, 1 month ago