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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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April 4, 2023
Laos
Is Real Change Coming to Laos?
Laos is experiencing a level of popular unrest unseen in decades.
March 30, 2024
Venezuela
Will the Biden Administration Abandon Democracy in Venezuela?
Biden administration policy toward Venezuela has abandoned concern about democracy and human rights, instead placing oil prices, migration, and presidential politics above them. Will it change?
March 31, 2023
Switzerland
Women This Week: Elderly Women Sue Switzerland Over Climate Change
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 25 to March 31.
March 25, 2024
China
China’s Marriage Rate Bounces Back After Covid—But Only Temporarily
An uptick in the number of new marriages in 2023 is likely a only temporary blip rather than a long-term change from China's steady transition to a rapidly aging society.
June 21, 2012
Americas
New from CFR: Julia Sweig on the Rio+20 Conference
In an op-ed in yesterday’s Folha de Sao Paulo (Brazil), CFR Senior Fellow Julia Sweig discusses how to measure the success of the ongoing Rio+20 Conference. Sweig characterizes the size and scope of …
March 12, 2024
Development
The President’s Inbox Recap: Combating Global Poverty
Economic development work is aimed at long-term change in the world’s poorest countries.
October 15, 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Changing Style of African Coups
As the coup in Mali shows, military seizures of power have not disappeared entirely. Nevertheless, the old style of coups has become rare in Africa. More common now are incumbent chiefs of state using different, more subtle methods to stay in power.
