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Global Crises

What has happened to America?
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What has happened to America?

Amb. Jack Matlock on Israel, Ukraine, and why he couldn't repeat the most inspired passages of his July, 4, 1982 speech.

40 years after ‘The Day After’
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40 years after ‘The Day After’

The film remains a devastating reminder that nuclear deterrence is a strategy that can and will fail someday

COP28: Will there be an honest stocktaking on climate?
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COP28: Will there be an honest stocktaking on climate?

Our national security establishment needs to reorder its priorities … urgently.

US-China climate win good for relations and the planet
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US-China climate win good for relations and the planet

Biden and Xi resurrected their joint commitment to fight global warming, though challenges remain on some key issues.

Our nuclear guardrails are slowly melting away
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Our nuclear guardrails are slowly melting away

Russia pulling out of the test ban treaty pulls us further from a time when we took the threat of Armageddon more seriously.

How the Global South is reacting to events in Israel and Gaza today
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How the Global South is reacting to events in Israel and Gaza today

All eleven states surveyed condemn Hamas attacks but many point to ‘root causes,’ mainly the occupation of Palestinian territories.