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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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June 25, 2021
International Law
The Supreme Court Denied a Child Labor Claim Against U.S. Firms: What to Know
Though Nestlé and Cargill were not held accountable for child labor in their supply chains, the Supreme Court upheld the precedent that corporate decisions are subject to international law.
November 1, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Dr. Denis Mukwege: A Surgeon in the “Rape Capital of the World”
This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been back in the media over the…
June 4, 2012
Egypt
The Mubarak Trial: Justice and Revenge Denied
The verdicts in the trial of the Mubaraks, former Interior Minister Habeeb al Adly, and eleven senior Ministry of Interior officials came in on Saturday morning and like clockwork protesters are out …
March 11, 2014
United States
CIA Director Brennan Denies Hacking Allegations
CIA Director John Brennan discusses the current challenges facing the intelligence community in a conversation with Andrea Mitchell of NBC News.
February 7, 2024
United States
Seeking Protection: How the U.S. Asylum Process Works
Record numbers of migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border are challenging the Joe Biden administration’s attempts to restore asylum protections. Here’s how the asylum process works.
December 14, 2017
South Africa
In a Display of Judicial Independence, South African Court Denies Zuma, Again
The High Court ruled in early December against President Jacob Zuma on the eve of the ANC national conference in what is likely to be a blow to his chosen successor, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
