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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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December 24, 2014
China
The Top Ten Stories in South Asia, 2014
It was a busy news year in South Asia, with events that will have far-reaching consequences for the region. Between India’s historic election, a hard-won unity government in Afghanistan, and ongoing …
August 21, 2015
China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of August 21, 2015
Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Ayumi Teraoka, and Gabriel Walker look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Bombing in Bangkok. On Monday evening a bomb exploded within the popular …
January 9, 2015
Politics and Government
Sri Lanka’s Victory for Democracy
In a stunning upset today, Sri Lanka’s Maithripala Sirisena defeated ten-year incumbent strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Sirisena is a former member of President Rajapaksa’s cabinet who defecte…
December 16, 2019
Global
2019 Hot Spots: The Year in Eleven Maps
CFR showcases eleven maps that help explain the events that grabbed the world’s attention in the past year.
December 22, 2015
Climate Change
The Top Ten Stories in South Asia, 2015
Each of the past two years, I’ve done a roundup of the developments and stories that mattered the most in South Asia. In 2014, India’s historic national election and the coming together of Afghanista…
