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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 21, 2002
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Ron Asmus Gives Insider’s Account of How the Clinton Administration Shaped the Alliance for a New Era
New York, November 15, 2002 - How and why did NATO, a Cold War military alliance created in 1949 to counter Stalin’s USSR, become the cornerstone of a new security order for post-Cold War Europe? Why…
March 16, 2015
Human Rights
Kafka in Paradise: Maldives Court Sentences Former President for Terrorism
On March 13, a Maldivian court found Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, guilty of terrorism and sentenced him to thirteen years in prison. The specific act …
January 30, 2014
United States
This Week: Syria’s Negotiations, Egypt’s Entrenchment, and Iran’s Inspections
Significant Developments Syria. The first ever talks between the Syrian opposition and the Assad regime continue in Switzerland, with the Syrian government hinting yesterday it may be willing to acc…
April 6, 2020
Japan
Abe Declares National Emergency Over COVID-19
Prime Minister Abe today announced that he was placing seven regions of Japan, Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa, and Chiba, as well as Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka under a stat…
July 7, 2011
Politics and Government
Egypt: Five Things To Know Going Into The "Day of Persistence"
Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council (POOL New/Courtesy Reuters) I am told that Cairo is increasingly tense in anticipation of Friday’s planned protests, w…
