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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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August 24, 2016
United States
Remembering the Vietnam "Coup Cable"
Things usually slow down in Washington in August. Congress goes into recess, and Washingtonians who can leave town do. But this predictable lull in government activity doesn’t mean that policymaking …
February 25, 2014
Challenging Child Marriage in India
Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Pinaki Halder, West Bengal s…
December 21, 2011
Fossil Fuels
Guest Post: Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Is More than Economics
Nigerian workers in protest in Lagos March 21, 2001. (George Esiri/Courtesy Reuters) Many readers of this blog will be familiar with the pernicious consequences of fossil fuel subsidies -- and how d…
June 8, 2015
Human Rights
Small Steps Forward on the Rohingya Crisis
For more than three years, as Rohingya in western Myanmar have faced violent attacks, seizure of their homes, and a growing climate of intolerance in public discourse, leaders across the Myanmar poli…
October 6, 2011
China
China’s Influence: Waxing or Waning?
China's President Hu Jintao shows the way to South Africa's President Jacob Zuma during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 24, 2010. (Jason Lee / Courtesy of…
