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December 28, 2023

Ethiopia
Ethiopia in Troubled Waters

Ethiopia has struggled to recover from the fallout of the Tigray conflict, with few signs of improvement for 2024. 

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Army Chief of General Staff, Birhanu Jula, watch a military parade during the 116th celebration of the Ethiopian Defense Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 26, 2023.

October 31, 2023

Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group has struggled to govern Gaza and remains committed to violently resisting Israel. Its surprise attack against Israel in 2023 threatens a wider conflagration in the Midd…

Gun-toting Hamas militants ride a vehicle amid a massive crowd of the group's supporters

December 29, 2023

2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

Sunset

October 26, 2023

Climate Change
Climate Finance Gains Momentum Ahead of COP28

Countries will collectively need to spend trillions of dollars to reach their decarbonization goals and protect the most vulnerable nations from climate disasters, but experts say current funding lev…

September 15, 2011

Palestinian Territories
Avoiding Collision Course in Mideast

Palestinian President Abbas’s plan to seek statehood status at the UN next week has spurred new crisis-diplomacy efforts, but political pressures on all sides could make a deal hard to come by, says …

June 2, 2006

Palestinian Territories
Asali: Palestinians Support Abbas’ Referendum Plan by Huge Majority

Ziad J. Asali, president and founder of the American Task Force on Palestine, a group dedicated to setting up a state of Palestine alongside that of Israel, says that the call two weeks ago by Palest…