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# The Conversation Global

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## The Conversation Global


## The Conversation Global


* ![YEMEN-CONFLICT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71a58af33812a94b/6988b4e7524fc020a2dfaa98/gettyimages-631324632.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 10, 2017  
### [How the Yemen War Went from Regional Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis](https://time.com/4629949/yemen-humanitarian-crisis/)  
What began in 2011 as a popular uprising has now become a catastrophe, with 10,000 dead and a famine...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![ANTARCTICA-ENVIRONMENT-KRILL-PENGUINS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e4237c5902f5d8c/6988abe10b72e30d0c6eb89a/gettyimages-515929888.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 22, 2016  
### [How We Know Humans Are to Blame for the Arctic's Extremely Warm Winter](https://time.com/4616520/arctic-warm-winter-humans-climate-change/)  
"If we do not reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, we estimate that by the late 2040s this event wil...  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)
* ![Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen at the Istana on December 15, 2016 in Singapore. Duterte is on a two-day visit to Singapore.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt380c334625a0c326/6988b39a8fd2ee4ca13553ca/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-revolution-power.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 20, 2016  
### [How a Failed Peaceful Revolution Led to Rodrigo Duterte](https://time.com/4608306/rodrigo-duterte-power-revolution/)  
The Philippines president's drug war shows what happens to democracies when the public is forgotten  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![A man prays outside his tent set up on a beach at the Souda municipality-run refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios on October 13, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6790c4572017b6a5/6988b2bc2dce016b969ebb4b/greece-turkey-mirgrants-stay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 13, 2016  
### [Why Refugees Don't Stay in Turkey or Greece](https://time.com/4599223/refugees-stay-turkey-greece/)  
Factors include poor living conditions and lack of employment opportunities  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![President-elect Donald Trump addresses an audience at Crown Coliseum on December 6, 2016 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e2bbb01f2b4a9e7/6988b254e20a878d68a937dc/donald-trump-taiwan-china.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 8, 2016  
### [China's Reaction to Donald Trump's Taiwan Phone Call Got Lost in Translation](https://time.com/4595252/donald-trump-taiwan-china-phone-call/)  
It's a problem of mistranslation  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces his resignation during a press conference at the Palazzo Chigi following the results of the vote for a referendum on constitutional reforms, on December 5, 2016 in Rome.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf68481fe45651dea/6988b0e186f68e57586e2dd6/europe-government-italy-austria-elections.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 6, 2016  
### [Europe's Future Hangs in the Balance After Elections in Italy and Austria](https://time.com/4591872/europe-future-italy-austria-election/)  
The next 12 months will be a crucial time for European politics  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![French President Francois Hollande receives the Head of Andorra Principality Government, Antoni Marti Petit and President of Parliament of the Principality of Andorra, Vicenc Mateu Zamora for a meeting and a statement to the media at the Elysee Palace on](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaaf23290a9d06ec1/6988b06d5f570f801fb236f9/francois-hollande-reelection-reasons.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 2, 2016  
### [Why François Hollande Dropped Out of France's Presidential Race](https://time.com/4588855/francois-hollande-dropped-out-presidential-race/)  
It's a combination of social, economic and political factors ... and record unpopularity levels  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![A man holds a Colombian national flag with white stripes during a demo to demand the immediate endorsement of the new peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla outside the Colombian Congress in Bogota, on November 30, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e9c7c21c6bf802b/6988b045ab6d7766386ac1d7/colombia-farc-peace-agreement.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2016  
### [Colombia Signed a New Peace Agreement. Will It Stick?](https://time.com/4587444/colombia-farc-peace-agreement-sticking/)  
The new agreement incorporates several new key compromises  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![broken coconut isolated on white](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff344680294df110/6988afcbbc6cfc56513df6e2/coconut-extinction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 28, 2016  
### [The Coconut Could Be on the Verge of Collapse](https://time.com/4583445/coconut-collapse/)  
Stock up on coconut water while you can  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The parliament building is pictured on October 29, 2016 in Reykjavik during the snap general election.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt621de18b719cb4c0/6988ac30cd1bba6dee702e69/iceland-constitution-crowd-sourced.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 31, 2016  
### [Iceland's Crowd-Sourced Constitution Offers Hope for Disillusioned Voters](https://time.com/4551623/iceland-constitution-disillusioned-voters/)  
The constitution includes clauses about environmental protection and human rights law  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Bride and Bridesmaid on Steps](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8247b0b2dd1c6aa/6988ab44ab6d77b02f6abaa6/china-bridesmaid-dangers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 24, 2016  
### [Why Brides in China Are Hiring Professional Bridesmaids](https://time.com/4542681/china-bridesmaid-dangers/)  
Bridesmaid traditions can be dangerous  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Migrants walk past a graffiti by street artist Banksy representing Apple founder Steve Jobs as a migrant during the full evacuation of the Calais "Jungle" camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 24, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta24b61df6d40f13e/6988ab3cf887dc0b0be97e98/calais-jungle-camp-long-term-solutions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 24, 2016  
### [Dismantling the Calais 'Jungle' Camp Won't Be Enough](https://time.com/4542632/calais-jungle-camp-long-term-solution/)  
We need long-term solutions to address the refugee crisis  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Inmates gather in the overcrowded Puraquequara prison on February 18, 2016 in Manaus, Brazil.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac85bd455011eb63/6988aad7f887dc40d4e97e05/brazil-war-on-drugs-prison.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 20, 2016  
### [How the War on Drugs Fuels Brazil's Deadly Prison Riots](https://time.com/4538513/brazil-war-on-drugs-prison-riots/)  
Brazil's prisons have been called a "human rights disaster"  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![US Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto \(not seen\) at Los Pinos presidential residence, in Mexico City, Mexico on August 31, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f553ca8e603ad99/6988a8a6f887dce6cbe97acb/donald-trump-mexico-comments-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 5, 2016  
### [A Mexican Perspective on the U.S. Election](https://time.com/4518404/donald-trump-mexico-comments-election/)  
'Trump’s assertions aren’t just offensive—they’re also empirically wrong'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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