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September 18, 2016

United States
Happy 69th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force!

The United States Air Force marks sixty-nine years of service.

F-16 U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation during a media day ahead of the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 21, 2019

Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s Voting Age Amendment: A Double-Edged Sword for Political Leaders

Brian Braun is resident program officer in Malaysia for the International Republican Institute. Follow him at @BR_Braun. Malaysia made history on July 16 when, in the country’s first unanimous par…

Opposition supporters turn on flashlights on their phones after former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was elected as a parliamentary constituency candidate during a rally ahead of the 14th general election in Malaysia on April 15, 2018.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

July 25, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
“Africa: Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa – Violence and Transition in Post Settler-Colonial States”

This is the title of a short, thoughtful–and thought-provoking–article by Brian Raftopoulos, Solomon Mungure, Nicky Roussea, and Masheti Masinjila that originally appeared in Solidarity Peace Trust b…

Nyirenda Nami, 76, shows her ID card as she waits to vote in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo, an opposition stronghold, March 29, 2008.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 11, 2018

Peru
Can Peru’s President Chart a New Path?

President Martín Vizcarra could be the man to break the thirty-year long corruption chain, but first, he must master the nearly impossible political terrain that undid his predecessor.

Martin Vizcarra speaks after being sworn in as Peru's President at the congress building in Lima, Peru, March 23, 2018.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

August 30, 2014

Weekend Reading and Watching: Getting to Know ISIS

Amberin Zaman looks at Turkish photographer Bunyamin Aygun’s 40-day ordeal in captivity. Brian Fishman debunks the many myths about ISIS. VICE gets an inside look at ISIS-land (video).

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