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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 14, 2022
China
Did China’s Street Protests End Harsh COVID Policies?
China's attempt to pivot away from zero COVID following widespread protests raises questions about citizen demands and government receptiveness.
November 9, 2020
Southeast Asia
Myanmar’s Election: NLD Seems to Win Sizable Victory
On Sunday, Myanmar held its first national elections since 2015, when Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won a smashing victory in the first free and fair national elections in th…
April 17, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Gender Pay Gap Widens
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 7 to April 13, was compiled with su…
March 20, 2017
Media
Fake News Has a Long History in the Middle East—and the Lessons for Americans Are Unmistakably Dire
Information has long been falsified and weaponized in Turkey and the Arab world—and we're headed that way fast.
October 5, 2018
Iraq
Global Conflict This Week: New President Elected in Iraq
Developments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.
