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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 11, 2024
South Korea
South Korea’s Opposition Parties’ Win: What It Means
The center-left Democratic Party added to its legislative majority after the recent parliamentary election, which would deal a blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s domestic reform agenda and possibly hi…
March 7, 2024
Russia
Why Russia’s Election Matters to Putin
This month’s vote will be the first conducted while Russia is involved in a major war, and Vladimir Putin is counting on a strong show of national unity and highlighting support in occupied Ukraine.
January 26, 2018
Olympics
South Korea’s Olympic Gains
South Korea hopes to solidify its image as modern and efficient as host of the winter games, but its success relies heavily on cooperation from the North.
October 1, 2012
Political Movements
South Africa’s Eroding ’Grand Bargain’
The miners’ strike reveals the growing frustration over the political bargain that ended apartheid but did little to ease systematic economic inequalities, writes CFR’s John Campbell.
December 5, 2013
South Africa
How Mandela Changed South Africa
The country Nelson Mandela leaves behind remains racially divided with deep economic problems. But South Africa has also emerged as a robust democracy, writes CFR’s John Campbell.
June 16, 2016
Iran
How Powerful Is Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps?
The Revolutionary Guards are involved in maintaining domestic order, projecting Iranian influence in the Mideast, and presiding over major business interests. They are poised to take on a bigger role…