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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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September 30, 2016
China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of September 30, 2016
Rachel Brown, Sherry Cho, Samir Kumar, Gabriella Meltzer, David O’Connor, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. Women activists urge Ban Ki-moon to formally end Korean War…
June 21, 2023
United States
Modi’s State Visit to the U.S. Is a Litmus Test for Values-Based U.S. Trade Policy
The Joe Biden administration should take the opportunity to strengthen economic ties and push for good governance in India.
April 4, 2012
Lebanon
Will Assad Return To Killing Lebanese Leaders?
Throughout the past decade there have been a series of assassinations and attempted murders of political leaders in Lebanon. Almost all of these plots have one common element: the person whose life w…
October 20, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
Syria’s New Attack on Lebanon
Fears are expressed almost every day that the war in Syria will spread to Lebanon, or to all of Syria’s neighbors. The problem, however, is not that the war "will spread" as if by nature, inevitably,…
December 15, 2015
Iran
Lebanon’s "Worthless" Government and the Fight Over the Presidency
It is rare for the prime minister of any country to call its government “worthless,” but Prime Minister Tammam Salam of Lebanon just did. For 19 months Lebanon has been unable to elect a president, a…