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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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November 17, 2017
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia’s Lebanon Gambit
Saudi Arabia pressed Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign to try to weaken Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. The path to resolving the crisis could run through Yemen.
December 28, 2017
Southeast Asia
Events in Southeast Asia to Watch in 2018
Part One Southeast Asia, like many parts of the world, had a turbulent 2017, with many of the biggest challenges related to a rollback in rights and democracy, and the strength of populism in the …
April 18, 2011
Syria
Gathering Clouds for Syria’s Assad
Syria’s Ba’athist regime has responded to widening pro-reform protests by tightening its crackdown, but this approach is unlikely to quiet restive Syrians like it has in the past, writes CFR’s Mohama…
July 26, 2021
Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Malaysia’s Political Crisis Is Dooming Its COVID-19 Response
Southeast Asia has in recent weeks become an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia is recording the highest number of confirmed new cases per day in the world, and even one-time success stori…
February 17, 2017
United Arab Emirates
Weekend Reading: Dubai Street Art, Valentine’s in Egypt, and a Prison in Syria
Reading selections for the weekend of February 17, 2017.
