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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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March 27, 2012
Politics and Government
Guest Post: Why I Feel Disappointed By Egypt’s New Constituent Assembly
My friend, Bassem Sabry, weighs in on Egypt’s recently selected constituent assembly, the body charged with drafting the country’s next constitution. Bassem blogs at An Arab Citizen. As I regard the…
May 6, 2008
Financial Markets
Saudi Arabia to implement an IMF style fiscal austerity program with oil at $120?
Oil is trading above $120. Saudi Arabia exports more oil than anyone else. It isn’t unrealistic to think the Saudis oil export revenue could approach $400 billion a year if oil stays above $120…
July 27, 2011
Human Rights
Egypt: Her Excellency, Madame President?
Women show ink on their fingers after they cast their ballots in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary election in Egypt (Asmaa Waguih/Courtesy Reuters) My friend, Bassem Sabry, weighs in on the…
June 24, 2016
China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of June 24, 2016
Rachel Brown, Gabriella Meltzer, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. Smoldering discontent rekindles protests in Wukan, China. Nearly five years ago, popular protests eru…
March 20, 2017
Media
Fake News Has a Long History in the Middle East—and the Lessons for Americans Are Unmistakably Dire
Information has long been falsified and weaponized in Turkey and the Arab world—and we're headed that way fast.
