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    Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

    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.

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

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    Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

    The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland January 31, 2022

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    How Tobacco Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on Cancer

    During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised that his administration would make a “historic effort” to reduce long-running racial inequities in health. Tobacco use—the leading cause of p…

    Interactive by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky, Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program

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    Lost Decade is an essential guide for understanding the historic shift to Asia-centric geopolitics and its implications for the United States’ present and future.    Across the political spectrum, …

    Book by Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine June 11, 2024 Asia Program

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    Webinar with Carolyn Kissane and Irina A. Faskianos April 12, 2023

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    Iceland’s Lessons for the #MeToo Era
    What can the #MeToo movement learn from Iceland? The history of successful women’s protests show that mass mobilization is key.
    Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Meighan Stone October 8, 2018 Women Around the World
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    Women Around the World: This Week
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering December 30 to January 8, was compiled with support from Becky Allen, Alexandra Bro, and Anne Connell.
    Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein January 5, 2018 Women and Foreign Policy Program
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