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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 23, 2019
Global
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.
December 29, 2021
2021 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2021
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
December 31, 2012
Egypt
Voices From the Region: Turkey, Egypt, Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Yemen
“He’s contaminated from top to bottom…Tomorrow he will be a hero.” – Captain Adnan Dayoub, a Syrian rebel commander in Hama, on the defection of General Abdelaziz Jassim al-Shalal, head of the milita…
November 16, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania’s Uncertain Position in Face of President’s Extended Recuperation
This is a guest post by Geoff Porter, an analyst with North Africa Risk Consulting, Inc. (NARCO). He is a specialist in North Africa and the Sahel. One month ago, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould …
March 20, 2019
Algeria
An Algerian Arab Spring?
Is the Arab Spring back, as some protesters, activists, and analysts have declared? The uninspiring answer is a qualified maybe.
