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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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August 18, 2015
Asia
The Implications of Thura Shwe Mann’s Removal
Last week, Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) party leader Thura Shwe Mann, the speaker of the lower house of Parliament, was abruptly removed as party chief, only months before Myanmar’s …
July 22, 2019
Development
Why Investing in Women Matters: Mainstreaming Women’s Economic Empowerment in the World’s Poorest Countries
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This post is authored by Esther Pan Sloane,…
July 13, 2015
Asia
What to Expect From Myanmar’s Elections
Last week, Myanmar announced that its much-anticipated elections, the first free national election in twenty-five years, would be held on November 8 of this year. With the election’s date finally set…
January 6, 2021
Cybersecurity
We Should Have Known SolarWinds Would Be a Target
How to better identify and measure critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
February 2, 2011
Myanmar
Burma Opens Its New “Parliament”
A still image taken from video shows the inaugural session of the Myanmar parliament in Naypyitaw February 1, 2011. (Ho New/Courtesy Reuters) Earlier this week, Burma officially opened its new “parl…
