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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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November 30, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
A Reminder that South Africa’s Ruling Party is Multiracial
Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom appears to have been the initiator of the African National Congress’s (ANC) November 27-29 in-house debate over whether to recall Jacob Zuma as party leader. (Zuma s…
October 7, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Gambia Leaves the Commonwealth
Gambia’s dictator, Yahya Jammeh, announced that Gambia is leaving the Commonwealth of Nations, a “neo-colonialist” institution, in his view. He provided no official explanation for the departure. The…
March 30, 2021
Japan
Japanese Court Puts Same-Sex Marriage on the Nation’s Agenda
Erin Gallagher is a research associate for Japan studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. On March 17, three couples in Hokkaido won a landmark case in the Sapporo District Court. Thousan…
November 6, 2015
China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of November 6, 2015
Rachel Brown, Ariella Rotenberg, Ayumi Teraoka, and Gabriel Walker look at the top stories in Asia this week. 1. Chinese and Taiwanese leaders meet for the first time in decades. Tomorrow, Chinese P…
September 27, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mugabe Fights the Proposed Zimbabwe Constitution With Homophobia
Human rights organizations are charging the Zimbabwe police with accelerating harassment of the gay community as the country approaches the election season. Robert Mugabe is opposed to provisions in…
