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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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August 20, 2014
Iraq
Can Iraq Save Itself?
As prime minister, Haider al-Abadi could lead Iraq in a positive direction, but long-term stability in the war-torn country will require political concessions from all factions, explains expert Ned P…
August 28, 2014
Iraq
Will Shia Divisions Hamstring Iraq?
Haider al-Abadi has unified the country’s Shias, but may struggle to keep their support as he forms a new government and attempts to redress Sunni grievances, says expert Mohamad Bazzi.
June 6, 2011
Europe and Eurasia
Why You Need American Dollars to Mint Australian Ones
All countries with central banks exercise monetary sovereignty, right? Nobel economist Paul Krugman certainly thinks so. “Wow,” he wrote, after reading Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds say otherwise i…
September 13, 2023
International Organizations
BRICS Nations and the Future of Emerging Markets
Panelists discuss takeaways from the fifteenth annual summit of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), as well as the bloc’s position as an alternative to existing internatio…
August 15, 2014
Iraq
Weekend Reading: HRW Reports on Raba’a, Defeating IS, and Iran’s Man in Baghdad
Full text of the Human Rights Watch report on last year’s forcible dispersal of the pro-Morsi Raba’a sit-in. Nabeel Khoury, writing for The Tahrir Forum, argues that if the United States fails to de…
