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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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March 19, 2021
Niger
Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou Awarded Mo Ibrahim Prize for Excellence in African Leadership
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, set to step down after two terms as president, was last week awarded the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.
November 4, 2016
Human Rights
The Parallel Thinking of Two Great Men on Nationalism
In 1935, the great Jewish leader, Zionist, and nationalist Vladimir Jabotinsky wrote in a letter to David Ben Gurion about the paramount need to establish a Jewish state: I can vouch for ther…
December 15, 2020
Elections and Voting
The 2020 Election by the Numbers
It’s almost over. Yesterday Electoral College electors convened virtually or in person in state capitals across the country to cast their votes. The result was what everyone expected, the election of…
December 17, 2010
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: The New START End Game
Above the Fold. It’s fish or cut bait time on the New START Treaty. All signs point to a vote by next Wednesday. Based on the strong vote this week to start the debate, supporters are optimistic…
October 23, 2012
United States
TWE Remembers: The OAS Endorses a Quarantine of Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Eight)
The first week of the Cuban missile crisis played out in secret. President John F. Kennedy and his advisers quietly evaluated the results of the U-2 overflights and formulated a response. But on Tues…
