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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 13, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Egypt’s Contentious Vote and Syria’s Fraying Grip
Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. The National Salvation Front, Egypt’s newly formed opposition group headed by prominent figures Mohammed El Baradei, Hamdeen Sabahi, and Amre Moussa, urge…
October 20, 2022
Middle East and North Africa
Iran’s Protesters Want Khamenei Gone. Who Is Iran’s Supreme Leader?
Many in Iran’s women-led protests are calling for the removal of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an end to the Islamic Republic. Here’s what to know about Iran’s top political and religious authority.
June 10, 2022
Nigeria
Tinubu’s Emergence Sets the Stage for Titanic Presidential Battle, but Mood in the Country Is Foul
Nigeria’s two major political parties have now picked their presidential candidates, but commotion across the country casts a shadow over the politics.
June 9, 2022
Nigeria
Escalating Violence Is Putting Nigeria’s Future on the Line
Nigeria is experiencing a dramatic upsurge in everyday violence, including abductions, religiously motivated attacks, assaults by armed gangs, and police brutality. Authorities are failing to contain…
May 26, 2017
Turkey
Weekend Reading: Leaving Istanbul, the Meaning of June 1967, and Protest in Oman
Reading selections for the weekend of May 26, 2017.
