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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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December 1, 2011
Lebanon
Nasrallah Backs Down
On July 2, the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had this to say about the UN’s Special tribunal on Lebanon, which is investigating the murder of former prime minister Rafik Hariri: the tribunal is …
May 16, 2018
Israel
Gaza and Hamas
This is a painful week to be a leader of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas--and a much worse week to be living under its rule. Israel left Gaza in 2005, and in 2007 Hamas seized control by ove…
December 20, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Corruption, Transparency, and Somalia’s Future
Transparency International just released its 2012 country rankings of corruption in the public sector. The index is based on a variety of corruption-related data, including public opinion polls and a…
June 7, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Talks between the Nigerian Government and Boko Haram?
On June 5, Sheikh Da-hiru Usman Bauchi, a Northern Islamic scholar and religious leader, told the press that he is facilitating talks between the federal government,the Bauchi State Government, and B…
February 6, 2014
United States
This Week: Syria’s Fighting, Iran’s Windfall, and Iraq’s Violence
Significant Developments Syria. The United Nations and Syria agreed today to allow humanitarian aid into the besieged old city of Homs, and to allow women and children safe passage out. The agreemen…
