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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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May 30, 2011
Israel
The Third Man
In late May President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered two speeches each in Washington, debating how to understand events in the Middle East. But the third man was missing: Mahmou…
September 23, 2019
Global Governance
Trump Is the Odd Man Out at the U.N.
Trump’s third annual address to the UN General Assembly will be a performance to suffer through. His America First worldview rejects the very purposes and priorities of the United Nations.
March 31, 2020
Nigeria
Lamido Sanusi: A Man of Nigeria’s Past and Possibly Its Future
On March 9, the governor of Kano state removed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from his position as Emir of Kano, which is usually regarded as the second or third most important Muslim traditional ruler in Nigeria, and an Islamic scholar. There is speculation, especially among some Nigerian expats, that he is looking to launch a political career, perhaps even contesting for the presidency in 2023.
March 28, 2014
Turkey
Man in the Middle
This article was originally published here on ForeignAffairs.com on Thursday, March 27, 2014. Many observers, both in Turkey and abroad, believe that this is Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s moment…
March 29, 2024
United States
Joseph Lieberman, R.I.P.
The late Sen. Joseph Lieberman was a model of how public life should be conducted, and an important figure in American Jewish history.