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Reports about the melting ice caps are distressing, but for the most part climate change remains abstract. The poor polar bear has been trotted out as the tangible face of global warming so often that we're beginning to see "polar bear fatigue." How about bringing the effects of Arctic...
Kirwan said that FAS will use some of its financial reserves to cushion the persistent effects of last year’s economic downturn. In June 2009, the University announced that FAS eliminated 77 staff positions and reduced work hours for another 15 employees, and 156 FAS staffers took the...
Russia, which the Administration has touted as a convert to the punish-Iran coalition, has in fact not changed its position from the last round of sanctions: Moscow supports penalties only against companies involved directly in the proliferation business. "Sanctions must be directed exclusively on the resolution of nonproliferation tasks...
But while Hu can't expect to win much in the way of U.S. concessions on Taiwan and Tibet, his trip to the U.S. could prove valuable on other fronts. China has traditionally stood on the sidelines of major international gatherings of political leaders, in keeping with the dictum of...
Analysts predict that the Chinese President's decision to go to Washington will make the U.S. less inclined to adopt a confrontational stance on China's currency policy. "If April 15 comes and goes without a report, I don't think I'd be surprised," says Stephen Green, head of...