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Introduction
Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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Iran’s Perplexing Pandemic Response
Iran has suffered one of the most severe coronavirus outbreaks and remains highly vulnerable as a result of official missteps and misinformation.
Why Countries Are Giving People Cash Amid the Pandemic
The United States is not alone in giving millions of people stimulus checks. Dozens of countries are also using cash transfer programs to help people cope with the pandemic’s economic toll.
What’s at Stake With Rising Competition in the Arctic?
A changing climate and growing competition for resources is raising tensions among Arctic nations.
Coronavirus and Farmworkers: Is the Food Supply at Risk?
Foreign farmworkers, many of them undocumented, face unique risks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Their struggles reveal vulnerabilities in the U.S. food system.
India: Fighting Coronavirus in an Informal Economy
India has so far prevented a major outbreak of the coronavirus, but the trade-off in doing so has meant hardship for those in the vast informal economy.
Will the Coronavirus Endanger Foreign Aid?
As the coronavirus pandemic increases the need for aid around the world, donors are facing tough choices over whether to continue helping vulnerable populations abroad or focus their attention at home.
Israel’s Unusual Crisis Coalition: What to Expect
Benjamin Netanyahu and his top political rival have made a pact amid a pandemic, prolonging the embattled prime minister’s political career and likely reinforcing Israel’s nationalistic direction.
Who Is Killing Latin America’s Environmentalists?
A surge in killings of environmentalists is part of a disturbing trend of increasing threats to social leaders across Latin America.
What the Coronavirus Pandemic Teaches Us About Fighting Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic has reduced global carbon emissions, but that progress won’t last unless governments act to reduce emissions permanently and prepare for future disasters.
Why Does the WHO Exclude Taiwan?
The world could learn from Taiwan’s success in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, yet it doesn’t have a seat at the World Health Organization.
Can the World Alleviate Idlib’s Humanitarian Disaster Amid a Pandemic?
At the outset of 2020, the conflict in Idlib province was emerging as the worst humanitarian crisis of Syria’s nine-year war. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has made relief efforts even more difficult.
Trump’s Africa Policy Is Better Than It Looks
The Trump administration has largely continued U.S. policies in Africa aimed at building economic ties, political stability, and health care, but it lacks a strategy for the continent’s looming geopolitical and national security challenges.
Skeptical Bolsonaro Clashes With Governors as Coronavirus Spreads in Brazil
Local officials are taking measures on their own to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as President Jair Bolsonaro downplays the crisis.
How the Coronavirus Threatens Putin’s Global Image
President Vladimir Putin planned to use this year to raise his stature as not only the face of Russian politics at home but also a dominant figure on the global stage. Then the new coronavirus intervened.
What a Global Health Survey Found Months Before the Coronavirus Pandemic
A group of international health experts found in 2019 that the world wasn’t ready for a pandemic. This year’s coronavirus outbreak has shown they were right.