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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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May 23, 2014
North Korea
Roberta Cohen: Moving Forward on North Korean Human Rights
Roberta Cohen is a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, specializing in human rights and humanitarian issues. “Now is the time to act,” the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Huma…
May 18, 2011
Elections and Voting
TWE Mailbag: UN Human Rights Council on Syria, Herman Cain on Afghanistan
An Austrian Post employee sorts letters in Vienna. (Leonhard Foeger/courtesy Reuters) The White House just announced that it has imposed financial sanctions on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and s…
December 19, 2023
Asia Program
Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation on the Hong Kong Legal System and the Case of Jimmy Lai
The national security trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily and pro-democracy activist from Hong Kong, is scheduled to take place this December. Please join our speaker, Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC…
February 5, 2024
Health
Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation on Food and Nutrition Policy With Francesco Branca
FRIEDEN: Thank you so much for joining us. I'm delighted today that we have Dr. Francesco Branca with us for a conversation about nutritional issues very broadly. Francesco is Director of the Departm…
May 29, 2020
Hong Kong
Is Hong Kong Still Autonomous? What to Know About China’s New Laws
Beijing’s new national security legislation could effectively end Hong Kong’s promised semiautonomy.
November 23, 2021
China
China’s Disappeared: How Beijing Silences Critics
The Chinese government has used a variety of tactics to silence its critics. Could international attention on tennis player Peng Shuai’s case push Beijing to change?