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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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June 15, 2020
United States
Black Lives Matter—for Social Justice, and for America’s Global Role
Human rights abuses at home undermine U.S. global leadership.
March 6, 2024
India
India Strives to Balance Interests in the Middle East
As conflict intensifies in the Middle East, India's government attempts to juggle relations in the region.
July 30, 2014
Austria
TWE Remembers: The Black Tom Explosion
The explosion at the Black Tom munitions depot in Jersey City, New Jersey at 2:08 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 1916 was massive. It generated shockwaves equivalent to a 5.5 magnitude earthquake, blowing …
July 8, 2020
Demonstrations and Protests
Black Lives Matter Protests in Africa Shine a Light on Local Police Brutality
There has been reporting on police brutality in enforcing COVID-19 restrictions, especially in Kenya and South Africa, where Western media is based. The popular African perception is that police brutality is the norm.
March 15, 2016
Egypt
Egypt’s Black Market Blues
The Central Bank of Egypt devalued the Egyptian pound by 13 percent, which is a long overdue step, but daily life will get tougher for ordinary Egyptians in the short run.
