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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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October 19, 2015
Israel
Abbas, Hamas, and NIMBY
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was quick to denounce the violence and arson at Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus. Moreover, he has instructed Palestinian Authority police to prevent a new intifada. But th…
November 5, 2015
Middle East and North Africa
Kerry, Rabin, the PLO, and the "Peace Process"
Marking the anniversary of the death of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin this week, Secretary of State Kerry said this: Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin devoted his life to defending …
June 18, 2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, June 2020: Cases in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan Spike
COVID-19 cases continue to rise rapidly in South Asia. For months, South Asia was spared the worst of the pandemic.
February 21, 2020
Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: The Las Vegas Democratic Debate
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: foreign policy is AWOL in Las Vegas; Bloomberg and Warren talk about Latin America; and foreign po…
April 4, 2018
Women and Economic Growth
Malala and Investing in Pakistan’s Breakthrough Generation, From the Classroom to the Workplace
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan this past week, her first visit to her home country since she was shot by Taliban militants in 2012. Ret…
