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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 18, 2014
United States
This Week: Mobilizing to Counter ISIS
Significant Developments Syria. French President Francois Hollande announced today that France would provide military support, including airstrikes, against ISIS in Iraq. On Monday, Australia, Germa…
December 30, 2015
Saudi Arabia
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2015
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
October 27, 2011
Egypt
Egypt’s Troubling Road to the Ballot Box
An Egyptian security official carries ballot boxes to a counting center after polls closed in Cairo March 19, 2011 (Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Courtesy Reuters). Just as Egypt’s revolution followed Tunisi…
May 1, 2023
Middle East and North Africa
Yemen’s Tragedy: War, Stalemate, and Suffering
Yemen’s internal divisions and a Saudi-led military intervention have spawned an intractable political, military, and humanitarian crisis.
October 29, 2019
Islamic State
After Baghdadi: What Hurts the Islamic State May Help Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda could benefit from the death of the Islamic State’s leader, potentially regaining its worldwide reach and influence.