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Asia-Pacific

How Azerbaijan is 'peacewashing' its image ahead of COP 29

Baku is hosting the climate summit in November with some help from a high priced PR firm

Water wars: What the US can offer the Taliban, for a price
Global Crises

Water wars: What the US can offer the Taliban, for a price

A crisis is on the horizon in Afghanistan and Washington has significant leverage to help fix it

Blinken goes to China to maintain the illusion of stability
Asia-Pacific

Blinken goes to China to maintain the illusion of stability

Washington and Beijing will have to do more than stand for photo-ops if they want to stave off the march toward conflict

COP28: Will there be an honest stocktaking on climate?
Global Crises

COP28: Will there be an honest stocktaking on climate?

Our national security establishment needs to reorder its priorities … urgently.

US-China climate win good for relations and the planet
Global Crises

US-China climate win good for relations and the planet

Biden and Xi resurrected their joint commitment to fight global warming, though challenges remain on some key issues.

Brazil is showing us how to avoid a new cold war
Latin America

Brazil is showing us how to avoid a new cold war

President Lula da Silva demonstrates how to embrace multipolarity without turning his back on Washington