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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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October 3, 2011
Iran
Samir Kuntar, Award Winner
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) speaks with released Lebanese prisoner Samir Kantar during a ceremony in Tehran January 29, 2009 (Courtesy REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi). Regimes, like individua…
November 11, 2022
United States
Was It Worth It?
Dan asks a question that everyone who has ever signed up for military service has likely asked: was it worth it? His answer is worth reading.
May 24, 2021
Myanmar
Myanmar Junta Detains U.S. Journalist: The Junta Digs In
A recent arrest of a U.S. journalist in Myanmar shows the junta is digging in.
March 10, 2007
Dhananjai Shivakumar: In memoriam
This is a different kind of post – far more personal and far more painful. Those looking for commentary on the global economy should check back next week. Almost two weeks ago, I learned that my de…
June 28, 2016
Israel
Israel to Head UN Committee for the First Time: So Much for Isolation
The argument that Israel is becoming increasingly isolated in the world took another blow this month when--for the first time in the history of the United Nations and of Israel--the Israeli ambassado…