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Can Anyone Fill the U.S. Leadership Vacuum on Climate Change?

American withdrawal from the Paris agreement is a test for the future of the globe, but also for the international order.
Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

One year ago, President Trump announced that he planned to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. The decision derived from Trump’s insistence that climate change is a “hoax” and his as much of his predecessor’s legacy as possible. It also matches with Trump’s insistence that the U.S. doesn’t need the rest of the world. In a material sense, that’s

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