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December 15, 2017

United States
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2017

As 2017 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

February 10, 2022

Economics
CFR Mini Mac Index Shows Dollar, RMB, Strength Amid Pandemic Recovery

   

Blog Post by Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca Geo-Graphics

June 18, 2016

Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain Slips Further into Repression

The Project on Middle East Democracy sums up the week in Bahrain: First, "A Bahraini court ordered the suspension of all activities by al-Wefaq, the island-nation’s largest opposition party. The J…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 19, 2014

United States
This Week: ISIS Beheading, Jerusalem Carnage, and Gulf Reconciliation

Significant Developments ISIS. ISIS released video footage on Sunday claiming responsibility for the beheading of American aid worker Peter Kassig. President Barack Obama confirmed the death of the …

Paula (L) and Ed Kassig, parents of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig who was beheaded by Islamic State militants, read from a prepared statement while speaking to the press in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 17, 2014 (Smith/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

July 12, 2012

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Syria’s Defections and Diplomacy, Egypt’s Power Struggles

Significant Middle East Developments Syria. UN Security Council members today began discussing a draft resolution on Syria in New York. Russia and the Western nations on the 15-member council have d…

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad meets UN Syria peace envoy Kofi Annan in Damascus on July 9, 2012 (Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters