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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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September 15, 2020
Lebanon
Macron Wants to Be a Middle Eastern Superpower
The French president is making a bid to shape the region—but does his reach exceed his grasp?
August 20, 2020
Middle East and North Africa
Lebanon’s Frustrating Day of Judgment
Fifteen years after the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri roiled Lebanese society, the international tribunal’s ruling has left wide open the question of who at high levels was responsibl…
March 24, 2020
Syria
If coronavirus spreads to this population, it could be catastrophic
"I have no idea where my friends are," the teenage girl told me as we stood under the bright sun of a brisk winter morning. It was last December, and I was visiting Washokani camp, a displaced person…
April 24, 2020
Iraq
Nobody Can Help Iraq Anymore
The country has another new prime minister nominee—but no new hopes of success.
October 12, 2020
Iraq
America’s Iraqi Embassy Is a Monstrosity Out of Time
The United States is threatening to close its outpost in Baghdad. It should have done so yesterday.