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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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September 29, 2011
China
China, South Africa, and the Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (R), presents the International Campaign for Tibet's Light of Truth Award to South African Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu at a ceremony in Brussels Ju…
November 23, 2021
China
China’s Disappeared: How Beijing Silences Critics
The Chinese government has used a variety of tactics to silence its critics. Could international attention on tennis player Peng Shuai’s case push Beijing to change?
October 5, 2011
China
Zuma Government Blocks Dalai Lama’s Visit to South Africa
Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks to supporters at a pro-Tibet rally in San Francisco, California April 8, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Courtesy Reuters) On October 4, the Dalai Lama canceled a planned visi…
October 15, 2013
International Law
In Africa, It’s About Governance
Many friends and observers of Africa, including myself, see shortcomings in governance as key to the slow rate of economic, social, and political development in some African countries. The converse i…
October 5, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mo Ibrahim Foundation Honors Archbishop Tutu
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced on October 4 that it is making a “one-off extraordinary award” of U.S. $ 1 million to Desmond Tutu, the retired archbishop of Cape Town, “in recognition of his lif…
