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April 23, 2018

Women and Economic Growth
We-Fi’s Success Cannot Come Soon Enough: Here's How to Make That Happen

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, or We-Fi, announced its first funding allocations last week at the World Bank Spring Meetings, dedicating $120 million to programs that support women entre…

Entrepreneur Samar Hijjo developed ''Baby Sitter," a mobile application aimed at raising awareness of women during pregnancy and after child birth; here she works at UCAS Technology Incubator office in Gaza City, October 31, 2016.
Blog Post by Meighan Stone Women Around the World

July 28, 2017

Iraq
Weekend Reading: Mosul's Troubles, the Legacy of the Algerian Civil War, and Syria's War Economy

Reading selections for the weekend of July 28, 2017.

MosulRuins
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

November 10, 2022

Defense and Security
Happy 247th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!

The United States Marine Corps marks 247 years of service. 

Marine Corps Sgt. Anthony T. Ruiz on a training exercise
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

November 10, 2019

United States
Happy 244th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!

The U.S. Marine Corps turns 244 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines have …

U.S. Marine Corps
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

March 4, 2015

United States
Top Ten Vietnam War Movies

The Water's Edge picks for the best films about the Vietnam War. 

Vietnam-War-Films
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge