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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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May 22, 2015
China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of May 22, 2015
Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, William Piekos, and Ariella Rotenberg look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Plight of migrants in Andaman Sea continues. As many as three thousand …
March 25, 2020
Global
Season Two Trailer
Is China exporting its authoritarian model to other countries? Is the “fast fashion” industry accelerating climate change? In season two, Why It Matters explores a new series of issues that are flyin…
April 10, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
French President’s Camel Eaten
You read this right. The British media, citing French sources, is having a field day with the report that the camel given to French president Francois Hollande during his February 2013 visit to Mali,…
June 13, 2017
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s Novel Version of Good Bank/Bad Bank
Students of bank restructuring quickly learn that a common tactic is to divide a troubled bank into a good bank and a bad bank. The good bank gets the good assets (performing loans, high quality bond…
May 26, 2022
Technology and Innovation
Can You Hear Me? Speech and Power in the Global Digital Town Square
Elon Musk's plans to buy Twitter have led to renewed discussions on free speech. But much of the debate has neglected the international reach of social media companies—and its legal implications.
