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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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March 26, 2013
Politics and Government
Hello (Welcome Back), Shinzo Abe: Prime Minister of Japan
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That old saying could be the motto of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who today marks the end of his third month in office. You see, he had this job…
January 13, 2010
United States
Clinton’s Missed Opportunity in Asia
Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a major policy speech on Asia this week. She surveyed the Obama administration’s main priorities in Asia…
December 12, 2012
Japan
Alexandra Harney: Rural Japan
This blog post is part of a series entitled Is Japan in Decline?, in which leading experts analyze Japan’s economy, politics, and society and give their assessment of Japan’s future. If there is any…
April 1, 2016
China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of April 1, 2016
Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Gabriella Meltzer, Gabriel Walker, and Pei-Yu Wei look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. Anger, grief, and questions linger over debris of coll…
November 2, 2011
Climate Change
Could Aggressive Climate Targets Backfire?
For the past several years, international climate diplomacy has been focused on cutting greenhouse gas emissions deeply enough to keep global temperatures from rising by more than two degrees centigr…