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As COVID-19 Runs Rampant, the U.N. Security Council Must Act

Stewart M. Patrick Monday, March 30, 2020

On Dec. 30, 2019, the world first learned that a dangerous new coronavirus had emerged in China’s Wuhan province weeks before. Three months, nearly 740,000 infections and 35,000 deaths later, it’s well past time for the United Nations Security Council to declare COVID-19 a threat to international security.

Choked by Dams and Climate Change, the Mekong River Is on ‘Life Support’

Elliot Waldman Friday, March 27, 2020

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Across Africa, Coronavirus Lockdowns Pose New Risks for the Most Vulnerable

Andrew Green Friday, March 27, 2020

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Managing the Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Editors Friday, March 27, 2020

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ISIS Is Trying to Gain a Bigger Foothold in Afghanistan as the U.S. Draws Down

Candace Rondeaux Friday, March 27, 2020

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‘It Was Always Going to Be Horrible.’ Britain’s Former Top Emergency Planner on COVID-19

Alex Evans, David Steven Friday, March 27, 2020

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What It Will Take to Save Economies From the Coronavirus Pandemic

Daniel McDowell Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Governments and central banks have already responded swiftly to the sudden economic disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, with historically large rescue programs. But their policies need to be structured with a view toward sustainability. The longer the pandemic lasts, the more difficult things will get.

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Planning for the World After the Coronavirus Pandemic

David Steven, Alex Evans Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Can the World Win the War on Plastic?

Kate O’Neill Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The Exaggerated Threat of Islamist Militancy in Central Asia

Christian Bleuer Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

As the Risk of a ‘Water War’ Fades, Is It Too Late to Save the Nile?

Peter Schwartzstein Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020

Zimbabwe’s Old Guard, Still in Power After Mugabe, Is Stifling Its Youth

Simon Allison Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

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What It Will Take to Save Economies From the Coronavirus Pandemic

Daniel McDowell Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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A Global Pandemic Is No Time to Maintain Punishing Economic Sanctions

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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Has the World Learned the Lessons of the 2015 Refugee Crisis?

Matthew J. Gibney Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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Could the Coronavirus Finally Break Israel’s Political Deadlock?

Michael Koplow Thursday, March 26, 2020

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Internal Divisions, in Kabul and Within the Taliban, Hinder Afghan Peace Talks

Michael Semple Monday, March 30, 2020

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To Save the Amazon, Treat It Like a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Melissa MacEwen, Thiago Hector Kanashiro Uehara, Christopher Sabatini Monday, March 23, 2020

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Somalia’s Historic Elections Bring Hope—and Despair—for Elusive Democracy

Ilya Gridneff Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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