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August 16, 2018

Afghanistan War
Global Conflict This Week: Major Taliban Offensive in Afghanistan

Developments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.

Afghan National Army soldier in Afghanistan

May 27, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Major Airlines Ban Animal Cargo

This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. In April, South African Airways (SAA) announced that SAA Cargo, the company’s air…

SAA & EA Ban

November 20, 2020

Transition 2021
Transition 2021: Should Lame-Duck Presidents Make Major Foreign Policy Decisions?

Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump is using all the powers of his presidency and creating a host of problem…

President Donald Trump stands looking up in front of a U.S. flag.

May 4, 2018

Southeast Asia
ASEAN Meets, But Remains Mostly Silent on Major Regional Issues

ASEAN’s latest summit in Singapore produced little of substance on important issues like the ongoing crisis in Myanmar or the South China Sea.

ASEAN Singapore Summit_4.28.2018

July 29, 2013

United States
Three Major Challenges for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

Israeli and Palestinian peace talks are poised to resume after a prolonged hiatus. Six Middle East trips, and tireless efforts by Secretary of State John Kerry made this resumption possible. The talk…

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators Tzipi Livni and Saeb Erekat at a 2008 press conference (Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters).