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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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May 18, 2017
Iran
Is Iran’s Election a Litmus Test for the Next Supreme Leader?
Iranians are heading to the polls this Friday to decide Iran’s next president: incumbent Hassan Rouhani or his challenger Ebrahim Raisi. A victory for Raisi could mean he is being tested out for a po…
December 13, 2016
United States
What Conflicts Should the Trump Administration Watch in 2017?
Helia Ighani is the assistant director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Preventive Action. Today President-elect Donald J. Trump announced his nomination for secretary of state, Rex…
May 13, 2016
Myanmar
Guest Post: Has Myanmar Fully Transitioned to a Democracy?
Helia Ighani is the assistant director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Preventive Action. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won a majority of the votes after a…
November 5, 2015
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Guest Post: The Islamic State - Where is it now?
Helia Ighani is the assistant director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Preventive Action. Since the self-proclaimed Islamic State captured territory in Iraq and Syria in the summer o…
March 9, 2015
Zimbabwe
Guest Post: Looming Succession Crisis in Zimbabwe
Helia Ighani is a research associate in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. Last week, the United States extended sanctions on Zimbabwe’s “president for life”—Rober…
