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How to Avert a Looming Nuclear Crisis With Iran

The best option already has a successful playbook from 2013.

· October 31, 2024
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Ankara’s Surprising Offer to the Imprisoned PKK Leader

But what are the chances of its success, especially amid new terrorism threats?

· October 24, 2024
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Can Tunisian Democracy Survive the President’s Second Term?

Kais Saied has chipped away at a decade of progress, but a few factors offer hope for the country’s democratic future.

· October 17, 2024
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Bangladesh Is Well-Positioned to Build a New Political Area. Can It Seize the Moment?

The country’s future has many open questions and few answers after the collapse of the Hasina government.

· October 15, 2024
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Disaster-Related Misinformation Isn’t Unique to Helene and Milton

The conspiracy playbook focuses on undermining confidence in government and dividing Americans.

· October 11, 2024
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Gaza’s Intensifying Humanitarian Catastrophe

Where it stands, and how to move forward.

  • David M. Satterfield
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  • Scott Anderson
  • Jeremy Konyndyk
  • Ambassador David M. Satterfield
  • Katherine Wilkens
· October 11, 2024
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What the Cobalt Industry Can Learn From Coffee Producers

Policymakers and industry leaders should look to the grocery store for inspiration in regulating the critical mineral industry.

  • Stephen Lezak
· October 8, 2024
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The Promises and Risks of a Controversial Approach to Cooling the Planet

Solar geoengineering could be a climate lifeline. It’s also a gamble, with no comprehensive global governance.

· October 4, 2024
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Iran Is at a Strategic Crossroads

After its latest escalation, Tehran may be forced to reconsider its entire approach to national security, including leveraging its status as a threshold nuclear state to counter Israel.

· October 3, 2024