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Iran’s Pact With China Is Bad News for the West

Tehran’s new strategic partnership with Beijing will give the Chinese a strategic foothold and strengthen Iran’s economy and regional clout.

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Alam Saleh, Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas

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Beirut’s blast reopens old political wounds, why Europe must stand up for Belarus, and Colombian armed groups spread fear amid lockdown.

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Augusta Saraiva

Trump Has Pushed Iran Into China’s Arms

Hard-liners in Tehran have called for closer ties to China for years. The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement gave them what they wanted.

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Saeid Jafari

John Hume Left Behind a Peaceful—but Divided—Ireland

The Nobel Peace Laureate helped bring nearly three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland to an end. But reconciliation between the country’s communities remains unrealized.

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Dan Haverty

César Muñoz Acebes

César Muñoz Acebes is the senior Brazil researcher at Human Rights Watch.

Stories by César Muñoz Acebes

Indigenous leaders listen to Sonia Guajajara, the head of Brazil’s Indigenous People Articulation, as she speaks during a press conference on November 12 in Paris, as part of a tour calling on EU lawmakers to exert pressure on the Brazilian government to better protect the rights of indigenous communities, and scrutinize companies profiting from deforestation in the Amazon.

Brazil’s Amazon—and Its Defenders—Are Under Attack From Illegal Loggers

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César Muñoz Acebes

November 14, 2019, 4:44 PM

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Brazil’s Amazon—and Its Defenders—Are Under Attack From Illegal Loggers

Iran’s Pact With China Is Bad News for the West

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Trump Has Pushed Iran Into China’s Arms

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