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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 27, 2013
Middle East and North Africa
Mohamad Chatah, R.I.P.
Mohamad Chatah was killed by terrorists in Beirut today. Chatah was a former ambassador to the United States and minister of finance, and chief adviser to Fouad Siniora when Siniora was prime ministe…
May 10, 2018
Southeast Asia
Can Mahathir Mohamad be Malaysia’s First Democratically Elected Prime Minister?
By Thomas Pepinsky On May 9, Malaysian voters delivered a stunning defeat to the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN, “National Front”) regime. Since independence in 1957, Malaysia has been ruled by a …
May 2, 2011
Politics and Government
TWE on Camera: What Does Bin Laden’s Death Mean for Politics Here at Home?
A man carries an American flag while walking to join a crowd gathered at Ground Zero in New York on May 2, 2011 to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden. (Finbarr O'Reilly/courtesy Reuters) CFR.org…
July 2, 2018
Southeast Asia
Malaysia Achieved a Democratic Victory—But Don’t Expect Its Success to Spread
In early May, Malaysia was stunned by the victory, in national elections, of the opposition coalition, led by Mahathir Mohamad and essentially (from jail), longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. A…
November 21, 2022
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Election: More Turmoil Ahead?
Malaysia's voters delivered an inconclusive message in the general election, leading to a hung parliament.
