Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering April 27 to May 4, was compiled with support from Alexandra Bro, Rebecca Hughes, and Rebecca Turkington.
Middle East and North Africa
Lebanon
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Saudi Arabia pressed Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign to try to weaken Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. The path to resolving the crisis could run through Yemen.
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Neither Israel nor Hezbollah may want to return to war, but the risk of conflict is real—especially in Syria. The Trump administration can take action to prevent unintended escalation.
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Reading selections for the weekend of August 25, 2017.
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Reading selection for the weekend of June 30, 2017.
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Reading selections for the weekend of May 5, 2017.
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Reading selections for the weekend of March 31, 2017.
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Reading selections for the weekend of March 3, 2017.
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Reading selections for the weekend of February 10, 2017.
