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Arctic

What’s at Stake With Rising Competition in the Arctic?
A changing climate and growing competition for resources is raising tensions among Arctic nations.

In Brief by Brian L. Sittlow May 1, 2020

Climate Change

International Cooperation on Climate Change

Podcast

Conference Call with Andrew Revkin September 11, 2019 Academic Conference Calls

Arctic

Arctic Governance
As national governments, international institutions, and nonstate actors explore different approaches to Arctic governance, a cohesive approach is necessary to address the environmental, economic, sociocultural, and geopolitical challenges this region faces.

Report by Zhao Long November 29, 2018 International Institutions and Global Governance Program

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Southeast Asia

Will COVID-19 Make This Year’s Election Different for Singapore’s Ruling Party?

by Joshua Kurlantzick July 2, 2020

Labor and Employment

U.S. Temporary Foreign Worker Visa Programs
The United States has long accepted hundreds of thousands of foreign workers each year, but the Trump administration has blocked many of these visas as unemployment among the domestic labor force has skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter July 7, 2020

Middle East and North Africa

Can Syria’s Assad Regime Survive a New Wave of Threats?
New U.S. sanctions under the Caesar Act could compound the economic turmoil threatening to undo the Assad regime.

In Brief by Kali Robinson June 30, 2020