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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 17, 2023
United States
The Violent Far-Right Terrorist Threat to the Republican Party and American Conservatism
In addition to minority communities and those on the political left, far-right and white supremacist extremism threatens violence against Republicans as well.
February 23, 2021
COVID-19
Tanzania’s COVID Denialism Harms its Economic Future
Beyond the immediate, detrimental effects for Tanzanians’ health, President John Magufuli’s aggressive COVID denialism is likely to dent the country’s economic prospects.
March 4, 2021
Territorial Disputes
Diplomatic Dithering Over Western Sahara Bodes Ill for Other African Disputes
On December 10, 2020, then President Donald Trump tweeted that because “Morocco recognized the United States in 1777,” the U.S. should return the favor by recognizing “[Moroccan] sovereignty over the Western Sahara.”
March 30, 2021
Tanzania
Interview: Tundu Lissu Discusses the Need for Constitutional Reform in Tanzania
Tundu Lissu, a member of the opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), has spent his political career, which includes a ten-year stint in parliament, fighting for a more accountable polity in sub-Saharan Africa's fourth most populous country
April 1, 2021
Tanzania
Interview: Tundu Lissu on Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the Role of the West in Democratization
Tundu Lissu, in an interview, comments on expectations for President Samia Suluhu Hassan, a Zanzibar native who was sworn in following former President John Magufuli’s death as Tanzania’s sixth—and first female—president.
