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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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November 3, 2020
Elections and Voting
Musings on Elections in Africa on America's Election Day
Americans assume that free, fair, and credible elections are essential to democracy. Elsewhere, however, elections are rigged and serve mainly to consolidate the position of a "big man" and his cronies or to legitimate self-perpetuating elites.
December 23, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
A ‘White’ Homeland in South Africa
South Africa is a notoriously divided nation. There are eleven legal languages and four races with degrees of legal recognition (Indian/Asian, Black, Coloured, and White). Though Black Africans are a…
April 24, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Sexual Violence in India
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering April 13 to April 23, was compiled with s…
March 13, 2014
Americas
This Year’s Presidential Elections in Latin America
Earlier this week, Salvadorans headed to the polls to cast their ballots in a presidential runoff election, since on February 2 the candidates failed to reach the 50 percent threshold to avoid a seco…
March 18, 2008
Falling Interest Rates Explain Rising Commodity Prices
Jeffrey FrankelNote: this post is from Jeffrey Frankel filling in for Brad Setser If strong economic growth is not the explanation for the large increases since 2001 in prices of virtually all mine…
