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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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April 3, 2024
Middle East and North Africa
The President’s Inbox Recap: The War in Gaza
Sunday marks the six-month anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel.
August 15, 2013
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Somalia: Violence Against Staff Forces MSF Retreat
Doctors Without Borders announced that it is leaving Somalia. The French-founded, Nobel prize winning non-governmental organization, known by its French acronym MSF, provides medical care in war zone…
October 20, 2004
Capital Flows
The IMF staff report on Iraq is a goldmine
I don’t expect many journalists will delve into it, but the IMF staff report on Iraq is a fountain of information. My favorite number: in 2004, the amount Iraq will spend importing (yes, importing) …
March 14, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Standoff Between Nigeria’s New Defense Minister and the Chief of Defense Staff
Earlier in the week a guest blogger and I published separate posts on Nigeria’s new defense minister, Aliyu Mohammed Gusau. The two blog posts, while covering different aspects of the appointment, sa…
October 19, 2013
North Korea
Big Decisions Facing South Korea’s New Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman
South Korea’s National Assembly confirmed for the first time this week a naval officer, Admiral Choi Yun-hee, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Given the historic dominance of the army …
