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Singapore’s Fake News Law Shows How Not to Address Disinformation Online

The Editors Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020

Singapore’s opposition says that a recent law designed to crack down on fake news is actually just a tool of censorship, but the government says it is necessary to curb the spread of disinformation. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman discusses this issue with Cherian George.

Can the U.S.-South Korea Alliance Weather Another Trump ‘Shakedown’?

Elliot Waldman Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

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A Smaller U.S.-EU Trade Deal Is Possible—If Trump Doesn’t Blow It Up

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

Ecuador Shows How Hard It Is to Recover From a Populist Autocrat’s Rule

Simeon Tegel Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

Is Russia’s Pressure on Belarus Putting It in Play for the West?

Brian Whitmore Monday, Feb. 24, 2020

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The Coronavirus Outbreak Is the Shape of Things to Come

Stewart M. Patrick Monday, Feb. 24, 2020

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The Exaggerated Threat of Islamist Militancy in Central Asia

Christian Bleuer Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

Commentators continue to make dire predictions about the threat of Islamist militancy in Central Asia. Nevertheless, the history of terrorist attacks in the region is one of isolated incidents with low fatalities, committed by small groups that are unable to maintain their activities in any sustainable manner.

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

For Migrants and Refugees, Greece Has Become Hostile Territory

Sarah Souli Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

60 Years Later, a Cold War Scandal Still Holds Lessons for the United Nations

Richard Gowan Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019

How ‘Sanctions Overreach’ Could Undermine the U.S. Dollar’s Dominance

Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019

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Can the U.S.-South Korea Alliance Weather Another Trump ‘Shakedown’?

Elliot Waldman Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

Europe

Is Russia’s Pressure on Belarus Putting It in Play for the West?

Brian Whitmore Monday, Feb. 24, 2020

Middle East & North Africa

How a Coronavirus Outbreak Could Add to Iran’s Many Troubles

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020

Asia-Pacific

How the Case of a Hong Kong Bookseller Has Soured China’s Ties With Sweden

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020

The Americas

Ecuador Shows How Hard It Is to Recover From a Populist Autocrat’s Rule

Simeon Tegel Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

Africa

Will Chairing the African Union Be a Poisoned Chalice for South Africa?

James Hamill Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020

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