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March 23, 2012

Friday File: Cherry Trees Blossom in Washington, DC

Above the Fold. Washington, DC, owes a huge debt of gratitude to Tokyo. It was one hundred years ago next Tuesday that Japan’s largest city gave our nation’s capital 3,000 cherry trees to plant along…

The cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin are in full bloom in Washington, DC. (Larry Downing/Courtesy Reuters)

October 10, 2018

China
Who Controls the Tap? Addressing Water Security in Asia

The absence of a U.S. response to China’s encroachment on Asia’s rivers points to a failure to comprehend the regional implications of increased competition for water resources.

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March 22, 2017

Energy and Environment
Water Access is a Gender Equality Issue

Anne Connell is the assistant director of the Women and Foreign Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday, March 22, is World Water Day, an internationally-celebrated day dedica…

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April 30, 2014

Energy and Environment
Water Abundance Is Within Reach

Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Efrat Peled, Chairman and CE…

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November 10, 2011

Elections and Voting
Liberia: Muddy Waters

Ballots are seen on a table at a polling station in a slum of Monrovia November 8, 2011. (Luc Gnago/Courtesy Reuters) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf coasted to victory in the November 8 presidential runoff e…

Liberia:  Muddy Waters