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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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November 19, 2012
Thailand
Obama and His Majesty the King
President Obama kicked off his tour of Southeast Asia this week with a visit to Bangkok, Thailand where he and Secretary Clinton were granted a royal audience with the country’s ailing monarch, King …
October 22, 2019
Southeast Asia
Thailand’s King Consolidates Power—Stripping His Consort of Titles is Just a Tiny Fraction of His Increasing Power
Earlier this week, Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn stripped his consort of all her titles, claiming that she had been disloyal and was essentially trying to take the place of the king. He had only app…
June 26, 2008
China
The Economist has an excellent article on hot money inflows to China
The Economist’s article draws heavily on the work of Logan Wright of Stone and McCarthy, who has done superb work on this topic. Logan Wright, a Beijing-based analyst at Stone & McCarthy, an eco…
October 13, 2021
Latin America
EU's Top Diplomat Ignores His Staff and Insists on Observing Venezuela's Elections
EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Borrell will send an election observer mission to Venezuela despite his own staff's scathing report on conditions there and advice not do observe the phony e…
January 17, 2019
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Is in Crisis. Its President Is Sending His Thoughts and Prayers.
This week’s alarming developments in Zimbabwe have prompted a curious response from President Emmerson Mnangagwa. A massive popular protest against fuel price increases, fed by broader frustration with an economy crippled by a currency crisis and decades of mismanagement, tipped into violence as security forces responded with a heavy hand, arresting over 600 people, leaving eight dead, and dozens injured.
April 26, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Is Donald Trump an Isolationist?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Donald Trump has long criticized U.S. foreign policy. That doesn’t mean he wants America to “come h…
