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Post-Coup Prospects for Democracy in MaliWhen Mali’s summer of discontent culminated in a coup on August 18, media coverage was soon full of images of celebrating citizens, and opposition leaders expressed approval of the military takeover…
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Commemorating the Nineteenth Amendment: Women’s Suffrage at Home and AbroadThis month marks the centennial of the nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which extended voting rights to female citizens nationwide. By the time the United States ratified the amendment in 1920, it lagged behind several nations around the world. In other countries, women had to wait much longer. As we commemorate this U.S. milestone, let us remember what has been won, but not forget what remains—at home as well as abroad.
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TWE Remembers: The Ratification of the Nineteenth AmendmentOne hundred years ago today, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified that the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified as part of the Constitution. More than seventy years after the Seneca Falls …
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Tear Gas and the Politics of Protest PolicingTear gas is banned in international warfare, and its health risks are well-documented. Still, it remains a crowd-control agent of choice for police worldwide.
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Does Chinese State Media Pose a Threat to the United States?The White House has taken a tough approach to Chinese state media, but its actions may prove counterproductive.
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Mali Coup: "Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic"Despite the crowd’s jubilation in Bamako, the arrest of President Ibrahim B. Keita, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, the minister of finance, the president of the National Assembly, and other government …
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A Risky Third Term Bid in Côte d’IvoireEarly this month, President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire announced his intention to run for a third term, an undertaking that may not violate the letter of Ivorian law (presuming that the 2016 …
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Remembering the 19th Amendment: Women’s Fight for the Right to VoteOne hundred years ago today—on August 18, 1920—the U.S. Congress ratified the 19th amendment, making it illegal to deny U.S. citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. It was a milestone victory for the women’s suffrage movement, which had fought for women's right to vote for decades.
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To Save the Postal Service, Bring It OnlineRather than preserving the post office of the twentieth century in amber or doing away with it all together, there is a third approach: Modernize it to meet the needs of the twenty-first century.
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The Impact of Women in Political Power, With Rachel B. VogelsteinRachel B. Vogelstein, CFR’s Douglas Dillon senior fellow and director of the Women and Foreign Policy program, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss women’s political participation in the United States and across the world, and CFR’s Women’s Power Index. Today marks the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment.
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Pompeo’s European Tour, Democrats’ Virtual National Convention, and MoreU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wraps up his trip to Central Europe with a visit to Poland, the Democratic National Convention is set to take place virtually, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is due to give its verdict on the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
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Cyber Week in Review: August 13, 2020U.S. national security advisor claims China is targeting election infrastructure; Belarus disrupts internet services during violent crackdown on protesters; Senator Harris’ nomination could signal better tech sector relations during potential Biden presidency; TikTok besieged on all sides by investigations and government action; and North Korean hacker group targets Israeli defense industry.
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Virtual Meeting: Hong Kong Update—Autonomy and National SecurityPanelists discuss China’s national security law and Hong Kong’s autonomy, the delayed legislative elections, and the state of the pro-democracy movement.
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What to Know About the Crisis in MaliOpposition supporters, fed up with a corrupt political system, lack of economic opportunity, and continued violence, are demanding the president’s resignation.
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