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China Has US Over Climate Barrel

China Has US Over Climate Barrel
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry (L) gestures as he speaks next to China's special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua (R), during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switerland, on May 24, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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America’s climate guy, John Kerry, is on his way to China. His battered reputation is again on the line. This time, it’s not just for falling off his bike. Mr. Kerry has to prove to Democratic voters, who foresee global catastrophe from climate change, that he can close a deal at COP28, the upcoming international climate conference in Dubai.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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