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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 20, 2017
Global Governance
Desperately Seeking Sherpas: Ten Global Summits to Watch in 2018
The Trump administration’s approach to ten critical global summits in the year ahead will show whether its pullback from multilateralism in 2017 was an aberration or the start of a new normal.
October 27, 2017
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s Democratic Decline in the America First Era
President Trump appears little troubled by the sharp democratic decline in Southeast Asia, but the rise of authoritarianism could hurt U.S. interests in the region.
August 1, 2016
Global
The Zika Threat Moves North
The Zika virus is spreading to North America, and U.S. delays in approving research and funding could lead to a public health disaster, write Larry Brilliant and CFR’s Laurie Garrett.
November 22, 2013
Myanmar
The Threat to Myanmar’s Awakening
Civil unrest and public anger about the slow pace of change could destabilize Myanmar and the region just as the country is opening up politically, writes CFR’s Joshua Kurlantzick.
April 2, 2012
Myanmar
Myanmar’s Elections: Is Reform Real?
The elections brought democratic forces into parliament for the first time in fifty years. But Myanmar’s rapid reforms still must be viewed as small steps in a country where military forces retain co…