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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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June 8, 2012
Egypt
Weekend Reading: We Are All Khaled Said
Before there was Mohamed Bouazizi there was Khaled Said. The official "We Are All Khaled Said" Facebook page that helped instigate the January 25 uprising in Egypt and brought the issue of police to…
March 20, 2015
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Weekend Reading: Wasting Capital on a New Capital, Jihadism in Tunisia, and Israel’s Election
Khaled Fahmy criticizes the Egyptian government’s plan to invest money in building a new capital rather than fixing Cairo’s endemic problems. Simon Cordall investigates the social and intellectual a…
May 2, 2012
Hamas and the Arab Spring
It would be logical to assess that Hamas (a part of the Muslim Brotherhood) must be a winner from the "Arab Spring." The various revolts have brought Islamists into power in several Arab countries, a…
March 10, 2016
Egypt
Sisi Wags His Finger
It may seem that the Egyptian president is losing control of Egyptian politics and society, but he likely never had full control over it in the first place.
June 20, 2022
Human Rights
Human Rights NGOs: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
International human rights NGOs are important champions of basic human rights, but must be subject to careful assessment themselves.