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November 16, 2023

Japan
Chino Mitsuru Claire: Leading Japan's Sōgō Shōsha

Itochu Corporation Managing Executive Officer Chino Mitsuru Claire shares about her path to corporate leadership.

Chino Mitsuru Claire, Itochu Corporation Managing Executive Officer
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

March 26, 2024

Refugees and Displaced Persons
How Does the U.S. Refugee System Work?

The United States has long been a safe haven for refugees from around the world. President Biden is working to expand the country’s resettlement program after the Trump administration made sharp cuts…

Afghan refugees walk through Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on September 2, 2021.
Backgrounder by Diana Roy, Claire Klobucista, and James McBride Renewing America

July 23, 2012

International Law
Frequently Asked Questions about the International Criminal Court

This publication is now archived. How did the court begin? The concept of an international court was first discussed in the aftermath of World War II. However, it wasn’t until the 1990s that th…

Backgrounder by Claire Calzonetti

November 30, 2005

Global
’Slow is fast’ When it Comes to Multiethnic States Transitioning to Democracy, Says International Journalist Robert D. Kaplan

Multiethnic states, whether they are empires of diverse nationalities like the former Soviet Union, former colonies like Nigeria and Indonesia, or conglomerations of native and immigrant peoples like…

Interview by Claire Calzonetti and Robert D. Kaplan

December 22, 2023

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreig…

Photos of fentanyl victims are on display at The Faces of Fentanyl Memorial at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters.
Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo

October 25, 2023

Drug Policy
America’s Fentanyl Epidemic: The China Connection

Over the past few years, a new threat has emerged as a leading cause of death in the United States: fentanyl. Yet even as the drug wreaks havoc on Americans lives, preventing its flow into the United…

Podcast Illicit prescription pills laced with fentanyl.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Thomas J. Bollyky, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, and Shannon K. O'Neil Why It Matters

December 9, 2005

International Organizations
The WTO’s Troubled ‘Doha Negotiations’

This publication is now archived. What are the Doha negotiations?At the November 2001 Ministerial Conference in Doha, capital of the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ag…

Backgrounder by Eben Kaplan and Claire Calzonetti