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February 13, 2024

Pakistan
Imran Khan Denied (But Perhaps Not Forever): Pakistan’s Other Parties Form a Weak Coalition Government

Pakistan faces uncertainty as a fragile coalition, led by Shehbaz Sharif and reluctantly backed by the PPP, attempts to maintain control of parliament and stifle Imran Khan's PTI following recent ele…

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), addresses a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 13, 2024.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

May 31, 2024

Thailand
Has the King of Thailand Split With Thaksin?

The king of Thailand had seemingly allied with Thailand's most powerful civilian politician, Thaksin Shinawatra. Now, the alliance may be collapsing—again showing the vast, hidden power of the Thai m…

Former Thai prime minister stands at a gold altar with flowers and candles.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick and Pavin Chachavalpongpun Asia Unbound

May 31, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cyber Week in Review: May 31, 2024

"Eyes on Rafah" circulates on social media; China announces $47.5 billion semiconductor fund; Leaked documents detail Google Search algorithms; France lifts TikTok ban in New Caledonia; TikTok releas…

Pro-independance demonstrators hold a Kanak flags as they face French riot police during a protest outside the New Caledonian northern province assembly while French President Jacques Chirac was paying a visit to the New Caledonian northern city of Kone on July 25, 2003.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf Net Politics

March 18, 2021

Heads of State and Government
John Magufuli, Tanzania’s COVID-Denying President, Dies

Vice President Samia Suluhu, announcing President John Magufuli’s death yesterday, said the president died from a heart condition, and that he had been treated at two different hospitals in Dar es Salaam.

A copy of the Tanzanian newspaper "The Citizen," with the headline "Nation mourns," shows a picture of recently deceased President John Magufuli after his death was announced yesterday. In the bottom left, a picture of soon-to-be-president Samia Suluhu.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Africa in Transition Africa in Transition

May 27, 2022

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: French Minister Denies Rape Accusations

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 covers May 21 to May 27.

Feminist activists hold a banner reading "ministry of shame" during a protest against the appointments of French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin in the new French government, in front of the city hall in Paris, France on July 10, 2020.
Blog Post by Haydn Welch Women Around the World

October 11, 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo
Champions for Change: Dr. Denis Mukwege

Champions for Change is a series highlighting male allies working to advance equality across the globe. In this post, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege describes what inspired him to start…

Dr. Denis Mukwege receives the Hillary R. Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace and Security, February 2014.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World