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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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August 30, 2022
Syria
The Conflict in Syria and the Failure of International Law to Protect People Globally
On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, David Scheffer, International Francqui Professor (Spring 2022) at KU Leuven, reviews Jeremy Sarkin’s latest book ‘T…
April 15, 2018
Syria
Legal Questions Loom Over Syria Strikes
In striking Syria without an international law justification, the United States leaves itself open to criticism and may invite similar behavior by other countries.
January 6, 2014
Middle East and North Africa
Haunted by Syria?
"When the history of the Obama administration is written, there will be a long and damaging chapter on its immense humanitarian and strategic failure in Syria. With three years of Obama yet to come, …
June 23, 2022
Foreign Aid
High-Stakes G7 and NATO Summits, Humanitarian Aid in Syria, and More
Summits of the Group of Seven (G7) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will kick off with discussions on critical issues including the war in Ukraine, COVID-19, and the climate crisis. Also…
May 27, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
Disgrace in Syria
Headlines around the world this weekend tell of a massacre in Syria: artillery killed ninety people, of whom a third were children, in one village. The Assad regime has of course denied responsibilit…