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Category: Explainer

The silent suffering of climate migrants

by Ashley Abadeer21 Nov 201920 Mar 2023Leave a comment

Ashley summarizes a Project Syndicate piece on climate migrants in Bangladesh.

Explainer climate change, climate migrants, immigration

China withdraws from Iranian gas project

by Mia Speier21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

According to the Wall Street Journal, the decision comes after months of U.S. pressure.

East Asia, Explainer, Middle East & North Africa china, iran, oil, xi xinping

Texas faces battles with climate change

by Mia Speier21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Tropical Storm Imelda highlights the growing need for cities to address climate change and natural disasters.

Explainer, North America cities, climate change, foreign policy, sustainability, texas

Shadow government: Trump’s use of sanctions is nothing like Obama’s

by Shir A21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Peter Harrell, a world expert on economic statecraft , compares economic sanctions under Trump and Obama.

Explainer, North America foreign policy, obama, sanctions, trump

How the European Commission should handle migrants

by Ashley Abadeer21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

A new report from Project Syndicate suggests alternative ways the European Commission can handle immigration.

Europe, Explainer european union, immigration

Rohingya populations fleeing Myanmar face challenges to repatriation

by Mia Speier21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

After fleeing persecution in Myanmar, the Rohingya are facing identification once returned home.

Explainer, Southeast Asia china, human rights, immigration, myanmar, repatriation, rohingya

What a weakened US-Saudi relationship means for the world

by Mia Speier21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

The Wall Street Journal analyzes future Saudi Arabian allies after increased tensions with the United States.

Explainer, Middle East & North Africa

Human rights and Sudan: The road to recovery

by Mia Speier21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

A new human rights office in Sudan is the first step toward increased rights protections.

Explainer, Sub-Saharan Africa human rights, office, sudan, united nations

Why the UN Climate Action Summit was a disappointment

by Mia Speier21 Nov 201920 Mar 2023Leave a comment

At the Climate Summit, small countries were prepared to sacrifice the most, while large countries refused to increase their sustainability ambitions.

Explainer climate change, climate summit, greata thunberg, sustainability, united nations

Why protests are taking shape in Indonesia

by Mia Speier21 Nov 201922 Dec 2025Leave a comment

A new penal code in Indonesia is threatening human rights, and citizens are protesting the government over these new restrictions.

Explainer, Southeast Asia indonesia, southeast asia, uprising

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