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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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December 7, 2018
Saudi Arabia
U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relations
Relations between the two countries, long bound by common interests in oil and security, have strained over what some analysts see as a more assertive Saudi foreign policy.
December 31, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
"Plotting to Celebrate Christmas"
Here’s a non-celebratory story for the new year, from the newspaper Al Akhbar on December 27: Saudi religious police stormed a house in the Saudi Arabian province of al-Jouf, detaining more than 41 …
January 30, 2017
Yemen
Fifteen Questions Trump Should Answer About His “Safe Zones”
Yesterday, the White House released the readout of a call between President Donald Trump and the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud. The statement featured this remarkable statement: …
January 9, 2013
Palestinian Territories
Ramallah and Riyadh
Two recent headlines produce a certain amount of cognitive dissonance. The first is "Fayyad: PA is on the verge of bankruptcy" while the second reads "Saudi budget surplus hits $103 billion." In th…
May 9, 2017
Global
International Cooperation in 2016 Deserves a Low Grade, Say Global Think Tank Leaders
The third annual Report Card on International Cooperation sharply downgraded its assessment of efforts to mitigate the world’s most vexing problems in 2016 to a C-, falling from a B grade in 2015. …
