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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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December 11, 2012
Human Rights
What Do Elected Officials Owe Voters?
What do elected officials owe voters? The debate over the theory of representation is an old and distinguished one, asking whether elected representatives should vote as they believe their constituen…
October 16, 2013
United States
Egypt: Reductio Ad Absurdum
Outsiders tend to underestimate the deep psychological impact that the last almost three years have had on Egyptians. Not long after the exhilaration of Mubarak’s exit, Egyptians confronted the comp…
November 14, 2017
Zimbabwe
A Coup Could be in the Works Against Zimbabwe's Mugabe
A military coup may be underway in Zimbabwe against the regime of nonagenarian President Robert Mugabe and his would-be successor wife, Grace.
April 19, 2011
United States
TWE Remembers: The Battle of Lexington and Concord
On April 19, 1775, the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord. Ralph Waldo Emerson captured the significance of that day in a poem he wrote for the July 4, 1837 ce…
December 5, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Robert Mugabe’s Health
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) listens as Finance Minister Tendai Biti delivers his budget speech in parliament in Harare, November 24, 2011. (Philimon Bulawayo/Courtesy Reuters) Succession …
