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Women and Women's Rights

Other Nations Have Been Putting Women in Charge. Where's the United States?
As the race for the Democratic nomination heats up, the chances of the two remaining women appear to be fading. That has left some voters asking — again — whether the United States is ready to elect its first female president. But rather than looking inward, voters would do well to widen the horizon and look abroad.

Blog Post by Alexandra Bro and Rachel B. Vogelstein February 24, 2020 Women Around the World

United States

A Presidents’ Day Quiz

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay February 14, 2020 The Water's Edge

United States

The U.S. Presidential Nominating Process
Every four years, U.S. presidential candidates compete in a series of state contests to gain their party’s nomination. The political process is one of the most complex and expensive in the world.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters and Gopal Ratnam January 13, 2020

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Brazil

Skeptical Bolsonaro Clashes With Governors as Coronavirus Spreads in Brazil
Local officials are taking measures on their own to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as President Jair Bolsonaro downplays the crisis.

In Brief by Amelia Cheatham April 2, 2020

 

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EU: Strongly United for Health—Deeply Divided on the Economy

by Ilona Kickbusch and Susan Bergner via Think Global Health March 29, 2020

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

The Multilateral System Still Cannot Get Its Act Together on COVID-19
In the absence of U.S. leadership, multilateral responses to COVID-19 have been inadequate to date.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 26, 2020 The Internationalist