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Dec 2023
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COP28 in Dubai, Russia Crackdown on Jour...

COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
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The United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, hosts the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), where hundreds of world leaders meet to discuss limiting global warming and helping states that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change; Russia arbitrarily detains a journalist with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and the Wor ... Show More
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