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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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February 24, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Ruling Party and the South African Government
The African National Congress (ANC) is a big tent. Politically, under that tent is the Congress of South African trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). Both run candidate…
August 31, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa: Fat Politicians and Thin Voters
A month after the governing African National Congress (ANC) lost heavily in South Africa’s municipal elections, the party is at war with itself. From my perspective, the struggle is between democrati…
September 11, 2020
Afghanistan
What to Know About the Afghan Peace Negotiations
The Center for Preventive Action has compiled an accessible overview of the Afghan peace negotiations, including the U.S.-Taliban agreement, the U.S.-Afghan government joint declaration, and the ongo…
February 11, 2015
Guatemala
Glimpses of Optimism in Guatemala
The news and statistics from Guatemala are anything but reassuring. More than half the nation’s sixteen million citizens live in poverty. Worse, almost one in two children under five suffer from chro…
