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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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January 25, 2012
Iraq
Screening of Qarantina
Iraqi filmmaker Oday Rasheed discusses his second film, Qarantina, which follows the story of a broken family in Baghdad who takes in a mysterious boarder. Qarantina is part of the Global Lens 2012 …
February 2, 2022
Guinea-Bissau
Coup Contagion Spreads in West Africa Despite Civilian Support for Democracy
The contagion of coups d’etat in the Sahel and West Africa shows no signs of slowing, with an attempted coup in perennially fragile Guinea-Bissau the latest installment in what could be a long saga.
April 15, 2019
U.S. Foreign Policy
Trump's Foreign Policies Are Better Than They Seem
President Donald J. Trump’s actions have often been rash, ignorant, and chaotic. Yet some of his individual foreign policies are substantially better than his opponents assert.
August 23, 2023
Singapore
Singapore’s Social Contract Is Starting to Fray
The PAP has made unbending integrity central to its identity, magnifying the damage the recent scandals have done to the party.
February 9, 2022
Southeast Asia
The Return of Coups and Military Power: A Rising Danger
The resurgence of military political power is particularly notable in Southeast Asia, given that many of the states of the region had previously advanced toward becoming consolidated democracies.
November 4, 2022
Health
Perilous Pathogens: How Climate Change Is Increasing the Threat of Diseases
At the COP27 summit, leaders will discuss how to deal with the many consequences of climate change. These four cases show how the climate crisis is altering the threat of zoonotic diseases.
