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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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December 6, 2011
Middle East and North Africa
Good Books
The annual prizes for the best books on the Middle East have just been awarded by the Washington Institute for Middle East Policy. I served as a juror and highly recommend all three winners. The anno…
September 16, 2014
Middle East and North Africa
UNDOF Flees
After forty years, UN forces meant to separate Israel and Syria have fled their posts--fled into Israel, for safety. Here is the account from The Tower web site: The United Nations Disengagement Obs…
October 11, 2019
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Halle Shooting: The New Terrorism Reality
The attack in eastern Germany is another alarming example of how the terrorist threat is evolving, with more far-right perpetrators attempting to broadcast their brutality.
November 28, 2012
North Korea
South Korea’s Launch and North Korean Satellite Envy: Take Two
In a previous post from last month, I asserted that South Korea’s efforts to launch its own satellite would likely enrage North Korea, which is banned from conducting similar launches under UN Securi…
July 15, 2013
Americas
The Implications of China’s Economic Slowdown
News of a credit crunch and broader economic slowdown in China once again raises the question of how that country’s evolving economy might affect its political trajectory. The traditional view of mod…
