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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 10, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
Yet Again, No Mo Ibrahim Prize Awarded
In February, the Ibrahim foundation announced that, yet again, it would not be awarding it’s famed Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. Mo Ibrahim, a British-Sudanese telecom billiona…
June 30, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s Indictment of African Presidential Leadership
In 2016, once again, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has found no retiring African leader qualified for the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership. Mo Ibrahim, a British-Sudanese telecom billi…
February 22, 2013
Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Egyptian Elections, Damascus Explosions, and a New Tunisian Government
Significant Developments Egypt. President Mohammed Morsi issued a decree last night calling for parliamentary elections to begin April 27 and end in late June. The vote will take place in four stage…
September 15, 2011
Defense and Security
Quick Takes: Must Reads on Libya and Defense Spending
Members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group greet their relatives upon their release from Abu Salim prison near Tripoli on August 31, 2010. (Ismail Zitouny/courtesy Reuters) The New York Times and …
July 17, 2014
United States
This Week: Israeli-Hamas Brinkmanship and Iraqi Political Progress
Significant Developments. Israel-Gaza. Late on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered IDF troops to begin ground operations in Gaza. Israel and Hamas had intensified both their fighting…
