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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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July 6, 2015
Malaysia
Allegations Against Prime Minister Najib Raise the Political Temperature in Malaysia
The past week has almost surely been the most challenging of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib tun Razak’s career. Late last week both the Wall Street Journal and the Sarawak Report, an investigative re…
June 26, 2013
Malaysia
ASEAN’s Haze Shows the Organization’s Futility
Haze continues to spread across Southeast Asia, the result primarily of burn-offs from farming by individuals and agribusinesses in Indonesia, combined with the dry summer weather and urban pollution…
May 5, 2016
Iraq
Why Sadr Is Returning to Iraq’s Limelight
Amid political paralysis in Baghdad, the populist Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is pressuring lawmakers to approve Prime Minister Abadi’s proposed reforms, says expert Mohamad Bazzi.
March 18, 2015
Malaysia
Growing Political Crisis in Malaysia?
The jailing of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in February, though called “politically motivated proceedings under an abusive and archaic law” by Human Rights Watch, appeared to some Malays…
September 4, 2015
China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of September 4, 2015
Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Lauren Dickey, Ariella Rotenberg, and Ayumi Teraoka look at the top stories in Asia this week. 1. Malaysian protestors call for prime minister to ste…
