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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 22, 2016
China
Podcast: Fifteen Minutes With Joshua Wong
When Hong Kong police cleared the streets of Umbrella Movement protestors in December 2014, many feared for the fate of the city’s democracy movement. But two years later, in September’s elections, a…
April 10, 2024
Myanmar
Myanmar’s Military is Facing Defeat Amid Civil War
Myanmar’s military faced a significant loss in the town of Myawaddy, bordering Thailand, this week.
June 3, 2016
China
Forty-Five Minutes With Joshua Wong
Four years ago, when he was just fifteen years old, Joshua Wong launched a campaign to prevent Beijing from enforcing its own version of history in Hong Kong schools. Along with other student activis…
September 18, 2019
Hong Kong
Podcast: Joshua Wong and Brian Leung on Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Movement
Ever since protests gained traction in late spring, Hong Kong has been a focal point for international attention. The protests, which drew approximately two million participants at one point, have co…
February 15, 2024
North Korea
60th Munich Security Conference, African Union’s Conflict-Laden Agenda, Bellicose North Korea, and More
World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion; the African …
April 4, 2013
Asia
New From CFR: Joshua Kurlantzick on Democracy’s Woes
In an interview and op-ed last week, CFR fellow Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes the setbacks facing democracy as autocratic powers such as China and Russia advance their own political philosophies in the…
February 8, 2024
Chile
Chile’s Inferno, NATO Ramps Up Security Exercises, Indonesia’s Presidential Election, and More
Chile works to recover from the devastating wildfire in its central Valparaíso region; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continues with its 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise, the largest s…
