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    International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

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    Five Questions on the Western Sahara Peace Process
    The following interview is with Fatma El Mehdi, one of eight negotiators in the Western Sahara peace process and a leader in the Sahrawi community.
    Blog Post by Elena Ortiz July 20, 2021 Women Around the World
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    Diplomatic Dithering Over Western Sahara Bodes Ill for Other African Disputes
    Francesca Eremeeva is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East Program. Nolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. O…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Africa in Transition March 4, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Blunt Dealmaking in Morocco Highlights U.S. Disregard for African Affairs
    Too often, the Trump Administration’s engagement with Africa has been characterized by insults and neglect. In their final days in office, Administration officials have doubled down on that posture, …
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin December 11, 2020 Africa in Transition
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    What Morocco’s Agreement With Israel Means for the Wider Middle East
    With six Arab states having established relations with Israel, a new Middle East is taking shape. But the diplomatic progress, facilitated by the Trump administration’s compensation to those states, has its limits.
    In Brief by Philip H. Gordon December 11, 2020 Middle East Program
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