Examples from Ethiopia, Egypt, and Russia indicate that as civic space shrinks, traditional models of professionalized civil society work come under pressure.
Climate Action Network Director Wael Hmaidan discusses the prospects for a legally binding agreement coming from climate talks in Paris at the end of the month.
Is there any room for international diplomacy to prevent the current situation from escalating into a conflict between India and Pakistan?
The next few months provide a vital window of opportunity for the two organizations to collectively address instability in Sudan.
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