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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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June 27, 2013
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Lebanon’s Sectarian Violence, Qatar’s New Emir, and Egypt’s President Ruminates
Significant Developments Lebanon. The Lebanese army defeated the militant followers of radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir in Sidon on Tuesday after a violent two-day battle. The clashes ended…
January 25, 2022
South Korea
The Contentious State of South Korean Democracy: Pitfalls and Hopes
Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in South Korea, the country’s politics will continue to be characterized by three unchanging elements that weaken South Korean democrac…
June 25, 2013
Middle East and North Africa
The Emir of Qatar Departs
The Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, has abdicated in favor of his son Tamim, proving that rumors--this one had been circulating for many weeks in the region--are sometimes accurate. The ke…
April 14, 2011
Middle East and North Africa
The Amir’s TV Station
Qatar's Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on December 2, 2010. (Louafi Larbi/Courtesy Reuters) The president’s meeting today with the Amir of Qatar offers a timely opportunity to take stock o…
December 2, 2011
Middle East Matters This Week: Egyptian Elections and New Arab League Activism
An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a center for vote counting during the second day of parliamentary elections in Alexandria, November 29, 2011 (Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Courtesy Reuters). Sign…
