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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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June 18, 2016
Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain Slips Further into Repression
The Project on Middle East Democracy sums up the week in Bahrain: First, "A Bahraini court ordered the suspension of all activities by al-Wefaq, the island-nation’s largest opposition party. The J…
May 12, 2017
Israel
The British Royal Boycott of Israel Continues
I’v written before, in 2014 and 2016, about the remarkable failure of any British royal to visit Israel except briefly for a funeral. Prince Philip attended Rabin’s funeral and Prince Charles attende…
January 6, 2020
Iran
The Coming Nuclear Crisis With Iran
Iran’s move to suspend cooperation with the 2015 nuclear deal threatens to further escalate already high tensions between Washington and Tehran.
February 15, 2018
Europe
“Doom Loop” Binding Weak Banks and Sovereigns Still Haunts Europe
One important reason no one talks about Puerto Rico leaving the “dollar zone” is that the island’s banks have minimal exposure to its government’s debt. There is thus no need even to consider int…
June 8, 2020
Germany
Trump’s Sudden and Dangerous Troop Withdrawal From Germany
President Donald J. Trump’s order to withdraw nearly ten thousand U.S. troops from Germany betrays a close ally, undermines confidence in Washington, and makes Europe and the United States less safe…