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“Deepening ties only through bilateral channels would risk weakening ASEAN centrality. … As a group, ASEAN members are not aligned uniformly against China. This makes ASEAN a relatively safe place for Japan to continue engaging.” John Ciorciari on Japan seeking a comprehensive strategic partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
South China Morning Post
“For Biden, the big concern would be losing the enthusiasm of Arab American voters. That turnout could be lower because they don’t feel that Biden has done enough to support the rights of Palestinians. Joe Biden could improve his standing with voters on all sides of this issue by reaching some sort of peaceful settlement … and perhaps laying the groundwork for a better situation.” Jonathan Hanson.
Associated Press
"Methane sustained its recent march from climate policy obscurity to center stage at COP28, deservedly garnering Economist 'Word of the Week' honors. The global framework for reducing methane from oil and gas production remains a loose compilation of nonbinding public and private pledges. But methane's saliency continues to rise, reflecting its role in over one-third of current global warming. Technologies to measure and mitigate releases keep maturing, and transatlantic oil and gas producing and consuming nations rolled out bold new policies just before or during COP deliberations." Barry Rabe.
Brookings
“There’s no way to actually talk about solving questions of racial inequality in America without talking about the arts. … The arts can level the setting, so that individuals can begin to comprehend and conceive of a world where they actually think they’re talking about the same thing, even if they enter into that space from different vantage points.” Earl Lewis.
WEMU
“There’s an awful lot of (Republican) donors trying to make a tough choice. Do I go with someone I think is going to win, regardless of how much I like them — or someone I like, regardless of if they are going to win?” Richard Hall.
UPI
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