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El Hassan bin Talal

El Hassan bin Talal

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HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, founder of the Arab Thought Forum and the West Asia-North Africa Institute, is an emeritus board member of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. He served his brother, the late King Hussein of Jordan, during peace negotiations with Israel in the 1990s.

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  1. Humanity Is One Minute from Midnight
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    Humanity Is One Minute from Midnight

    Mar 16, 2022 El Hassan bin Talal & Sundeep Waslekar call for a new global security architecture to tackle mounting nuclear and other existential threats.

  2. Pandemics and Progress
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    Pandemics and Progress

    Apr 2, 2020 El Hassan bin Talal hopes that the global fight against COVID-19 will institutionalize a much stronger sense of human solidarity.

  3. Where Is the World for the Palestinians?
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    Where Is the World for the Palestinians?

    Feb 4, 2020 El Hassan bin Talal warns that the Trump administration's “ultimate peace deal” furthers an effort to erase a national identity.

  4. The Responsibility to Respect
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    The Responsibility to Respect

    Jun 4, 2019 El Hassan bin Talal advocates a new principle to uphold the promise of international humanitarian law.

  5. Managing the Politics of Water
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    Managing the Politics of Water

    Mar 17, 2016 El Hassan bin Talal & Sundeep Waslekar highlight the importance of careful stewardship in preventing conflict and promoting prosperity.

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    Azerbaijan Greenwashes Authoritarianism at COP29

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    Global Tensions Over China’s Overcapacity Will Rise Under Trump

    Brendan Kelly considers the economic and geopolitical implications of the country’s controversial industrial strategy.
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    Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not

    Bruce Ackerman thinks the president-elect’s agenda will falter as many congressional Republicans eye the midterm elections.
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    The G20 Must Help Africa Close the Climate-Finance Gap

    Raila Amolo Odinga urges world leaders to ensure the continent's governments can invest in resilience and clean energy.
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    Crunch Time for the WHO

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    To prevent unnecessary deaths from treatable diseases, the World Health Organization must be empowered to fulfill its mandate as the leading global emergency responder. If its $7.1 billion fundraising campaign falls short, we risk being caught unprepared again when the next pandemic arrives.

    calls on wealthy countries to ensure that the World Health Organization can confront emerging threats.
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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku Session 2

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    The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

    Jean Pisani-Ferry, et al. tout a strategy that combines decarbonization with measures to boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
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    The World’s Babies Need Antibiotics, Not Just Vaccines

    Glenda Gray urges the international community to help African countries prevent infant deaths from treatable infections.
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    How Trump Did It

    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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