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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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October 23, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Maxine Builder: South Korea’s Response to Ebola—From Panic to Pledges
Maxine Builder is a research associate for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations. When the Ebola outbreak in West Africa began receiving international attention in August, South Ko…
January 16, 2015
China
Maxine Builder: Antibiotics in China’s Rivers - An Emerging Health Threat
On December 25, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported excessive amounts of antibiotics—up to four times the legal limit in the United States—in the Yangtze, Yellow, Huangpu, Liao, and Pe…
June 6, 2014
Russia
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of June 6, 2014
Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Charles McClean, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Thousands protest on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Tiananm…
May 23, 2014
Russia
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of May 23, 2014
Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Charles McClean, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Tumultuous times for Thailand. On Thursday, Thailand’s army …
September 10, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congressional Interest in South Sudan
The civil war and associated humanitarian disasters in South Sudan is reawakening Congressional interest and concern for South Sudan. A bipartisan group of seven congressmen have introduced a bill, H…
