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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 18, 2020
Afghanistan
Academic Webinar: The Road to Peace in Afghanistan
Rina Amiri, senior fellow at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs, discusses prospects for peace in Afghanistan, including the fate of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, Afghan women’s roles in …
November 2, 2007
Development
Inequalities in Asia’s Giants
While spiraling economic growth in India and China has lifted millions out of poverty, it has also fueled inequalities within their societies.
August 27, 2012
Iran
The Non-Aligned Movement, Iran, and Human Rights
The so-called "Non-Aligned Movement," a relic of Cold War days, is now meeting in Iran. Iran is a dictatorship where freedom of thought, press freedom, academic freedom, and free elections are non-ex…
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…
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…
