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  • Middle East and North Africa
    Islamism Is Ready for a Comeback
    The death of political Islam in the Middle East has been greatly exaggerated.
    Article by Steven A. Cook March 29, 2022 Middle East Program
  • Territorial Disputes
    Diplomatic Dithering Over Western Sahara Bodes Ill for Other African Disputes
    Francesca Eremeeva is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East Program. Nolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. O…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Africa in Transition March 4, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
    Blunt Dealmaking in Morocco Highlights U.S. Disregard for African Affairs
    Too often, the Trump Administration’s engagement with Africa has been characterized by insults and neglect. In their final days in office, Administration officials have doubled down on that posture, …
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin December 11, 2020 Africa in Transition
  • Middle East and North Africa
    What Morocco’s Agreement With Israel Means for the Wider Middle East
    With six Arab states having established relations with Israel, a new Middle East is taking shape. But the diplomatic progress, facilitated by the Trump administration’s compensation to those states, has its limits.
    In Brief by Philip H. Gordon December 11, 2020 Middle East Program
  • Morocco
    Women This Week: Morocco’s #MeToo Moment
    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 October 26 to November 2, was compiled with support from Rebecca Turkington and Ao Yin.
    Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein November 5, 2018 Women Around the World
  • Women and Women's Rights
    Women This Week: Increasing Equality in India
    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 September 20 to Septembe 27, was compiled with support from Rebecca Turkington, Rebecca Hughes and Alexandra Bro.
    Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein September 27, 2018 Women Around the World
  • Women and Women's Rights
    Corruption, Gender Inequality, and the MeToo Movement
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    Research shows that corruption hinders development and reinforces inequality. Yet anti-corruption efforts generally fail to recognize and address the impact corruption has on women’s lives. When wome…
    Event with Marwa Fatafta and Nancy Hendry June 12, 2018 Women and Foreign Policy Program
  • Women and Women's Rights
    Women Around the World: This Week
    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 February 18 to February 27, was compiled with support from Alexandra Bro and Anne Connell.
    Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein February 27, 2018 Women and Foreign Policy Program
  • Iran
    Weekend Reading: Iran's Foreign Policy, Egyptian Dystopian Literature, and Protests in Morocco
    Reading selections for the weekend of July 21, 2017.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook July 21, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Syria
    Weekend Reading: The Taxi Drivers of Damascus, Women’s Prisons in Egypt, and Morocco’s Meteorite Trade
    Reading selections for the weekend of March 10, 2017.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook March 10, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Middle East and North Africa
    Weekend Reading: Liberal Arts in the Middle East, Morocco’s Durability, and Lebanon’s New President
    Reading selections for the weekend of November 4, 2016.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook November 4, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Morocco
    What to Watch at the Climate Conference in Marrakech
    At climate talks in Morocco, negotiators will try to move forward on issues left unresolved by the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, developed and developing countries still remain far apart on major issues, write CFR’s Varun Sivaram and Sagatom Saha.
    Expert Brief by Varun Sivaram November 2, 2016
  • Libya
    Weekend Reading: Libyan Music, Gazan Tunnels, and Moroccan Politics
    Reading selections for the weekend of October 22, 2016.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook October 22, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
  • Morocco
    Weekend Reading: Morocco’s Amazigh, Istanbul’s Rent, and the Teacher of al-Minya
    Reading selections for the weekend of September 23, 2016.
    Blog Post by Steven A. Cook September 23, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
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    Thinking Bureaucratically about Benghazi
    There have been many analyses of former Secretary of State Clinton’s testimony this week about Benghazi, but most are political. Here’s a bureaucratic analysis. Mrs. Clinton’s critics claim that she…
    Blog Post by Elliott Abrams October 23, 2015 Pressure Points
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