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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 20, 2018
Cambodia
Can Hun Sen Pass Power to His Children?
Charles Dunst is a journalist based in Phnom Penh. He was written for the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, the South China Morning Post, and the American Prospect, among other publi…
April 23, 2024
Climate Change
Special Event: Dinner of Extinction—A Taste of Climate Action
The “Dinner of Extinction” will address the dangers the world faces due to climate change and rapidly deteriorating ecosystems. Sam Kass, former White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutriti…
November 7, 2012
Palestinian Territories
Common Sense on the Palestinian "Refugee" Issue
In my last post I noted that PLO chairman Abbas had made, and then withdrawn, a sensible statement about Palestinian "refugees." To recap, at first Abbas said he saw Palestine as the West Bank, East…
December 16, 2019
Global Governance
The Alliance for Multilateralism Makes Sense. Can It Make Good?
The incipient Alliance for Multilateralism comes at a pivotal moment, but its ambiguous identity represents a potential stumbling block.
October 31, 2014
Cambodia
Hun Sen’s Cambodia: A Review
Although the Vietnam War, including the “sideshow” war in Cambodia, has been the subject of thousands of books, post-war Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos have gotten relatively little treatment from Weste…
October 12, 2017
China
Making Sense of China’s Nineteenth Party Congress
As China’s senior Communist Party members anoint its future leaders, President Xi Jinping is poised to solidify his position and power at next week’s party congress.
