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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 13, 2007
Lebanon
Bazzi: Can the Latest Violence in Lebanon Accelerate a Political Deal?
Mohamad Bazzi, former Middle East bureau chief for Newsday, hopes the shock caused by the assassination of General Francois Hajj might accelerate a compromise among Lebanon’s factions.
March 10, 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo
Conspiracy and Mistrust Poison Congolese Politics
Major powers are ever-more aware of Congo’s importance as they jockey for access to Congolese minerals vital to a clean energy transition and wake up to the global importance of Congo’s carbon sinks. But the will of the Congolese people—and their ability to determine the course of their country—remains stifled.
March 10, 2021
Grand Strategy
Coup-Proofing: Russia’s Military Blueprint to Securing Resources in Africa
In the Central African Republic (CAR), outside the capital Bangui, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra exerts little to no authority. Armed rebel groups control two-thirds of the country, including access to mining sites.
April 20, 2022
France
Macron vs. Le Pen: What’s at Stake in the French Election?
Even if French President Emmanuel Macron is able to fend off the challenge from his far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen, he could struggle to form an effective government.
April 10, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
French President’s Camel Eaten
You read this right. The British media, citing French sources, is having a field day with the report that the camel given to French president Francois Hollande during his February 2013 visit to Mali,…
