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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 24, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
TWE on Camera: Scowcroft on Avoiding Mission Creep in Libya
Former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2007. (Jim Young/courtesy Reuters) Yesterday I had the pleasure and honor to sit down with…
January 12, 2024
Supply Chains
How Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea Threaten Global Shipping
Houthi attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea have upended global shipping. The disruptions could soon ripple through the global economy.
January 24, 2013
Trading Volumes Underscore Brent’s Ascendance as World Oil Benchmark
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent have been locked in a multi-year wrestling match for the exalted status of the definitive world benchmark price of oil. WTI’s glaring deficiencies as a baromet…
April 18, 2000
Americas
First Steps Toward a Constructive U.S. Policy in Colombia—Press Release
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2000--Senator Bob Graham (D-Fla.) and former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft, the chairs of a blue-ribbon independent task force on Colombia, today urged Congres…
June 2, 2014
China
In the U.S. Response to Tiananmen, a Delicate Balance Between Geopolitics and Human Rights
On the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, Brent Scowcroft of the Scowcroft Group and Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times join CFR President Richard N. Haass to discuss the events from t…
October 1, 2000
Colombia
Toward Greater Peace and Security in Colombia
Colombia’s rampant lawlessness, insecurity, and corruption represent one of the major threats to democracy and economic progress in Latin America. The stakes are that high, according to this independ…
