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February 25, 2022

China
How Is Beijing Portraying Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine for the Chinese Public?

Beijing has avoided direct criticism of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.  But Beijing’s domestic portrayal of the crisis for its own citizens is far from an enthusiastic embrace of Moscow’s actions. 

Ukrainian National Guard patrols the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine.

February 13, 2013

United States
State of the Union Defends Targeted Killings

Last night, President Obama’s State of the Union address included the following passage: "Today, the organization that attacked us on 9/11 is a shadow of its former self. Different al-Qaeda affiliat…

SOTU

September 14, 2020

Afghanistan
What to Know About the Afghan Peace Negotiations

For peace to take hold in Afghanistan, formidable challenges will need to be overcome during the talks.

Delegates are seen before talks begin between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, on September 12, 2020.

July 28, 2020

South Africa
Andrew Mlangeni, Mandela Ally and Anti-Apartheid Hero, Dies in South Africa

Andrew Mlangeni was the last living defendant of the 1963 Rivonia trial, which resulted in the sentencing of Andrew and ten others, among them, Ahmed Kathrada, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and, most famously, Nelson Mandela.

Andrew Mlageni, an aged, bald man with glasses, sits at a dais. His name is on a lit-up placard in front of him, as is a thin microphone. He is speaking.

May 22, 2020

United States
Remembering Those Memorial Day Honors

The United States has fought twelve major wars and numerous smaller skirmishes in its history. Memorial Day is how we honor the soldiers, sailors, airmen, airwomen, and marines who did not return hom…

Memorial Day