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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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January 25, 2022
South Korea
The Contentious State of South Korean Democracy: Pitfalls and Hopes
Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in South Korea, the country’s politics will continue to be characterized by three unchanging elements that weaken South Korean democrac…
June 12, 2014
United States
This Week: Iraq’s Crisis, Syria’s Gloating, and Israeli-Palestinian Prayers
Significant Developments Iraq. Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki called on parliament today to impose a state of emergency in Iraq, but then failed to convene a quorum needed to approve it. Maliki’s mo…
November 17, 2010
Iraq
A Tenuous Deal in Iraq
Despite a walkout by political leader Ayad Allawi, the Iraq power-sharing deal can hold if Prime Minister Maliki keeps his word and if the formation of a new government stir up frictions among rival …
June 26, 2014
United States
This Week: Iraq Flails, Egypt Punishes, and Israel Searches
Significant Developments Iraq. State television network Iraqiya announced today that the Iraqi parliament will convene Monday to form a new government. Meanwhile, prominent Shia religious leader Moq…
February 5, 2009
Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister’s Party Emerging as Strongest Among Shiite Parties in Elections
Sam Parker, an expert on Iraq, says the initial results from the provincial elections indicate Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been strengthened and Sunnis in restive Mosul may play a more positiv…