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June 20, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
The United States and Drug Trafficking in Guinea-Bissau

This is a guest post by Kyle Benjamin Schneps; a dual master’s degree candidate at Columbia University and junior fellow at the Institute for Strategic Studies in Dakar, Senegal. On 2 April 2013, Jo…

Cocaine is displayed to journalists after being seized by Guinea-Bissau's judicial police in the capital Bissau March 21, 2012.

December 8, 2017

Elections and Voting
Ten Elections to Watch in 2018

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2018. Here are ten to watch. 

Elections 2018

March 10, 2023

United Nations
Women This Week: International Women’s Day

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 March 4 to March 10.

Afghan women refugees carry signs, as they participate in "Aurat March" or "Women's March," to mark International Women's Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan March 8, 2023.

April 21, 2023

United Nations
Women This Week: Afghanistan May Lose United Nations Aid after Banning Female Workers  

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 April 15 to April 21.   

A displaced Afghan woman waits to receive aid supply from UNCHR agency outside a distribution center on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan October 28, 2021.

August 17, 2015

Cuba
Did The Kerry Visit To Cuba Matter?

Secretary of State Kerry traveled to Havana to raise the flag at the U.S. Embassy there last week. As has been noted here in this blog and in many news articles and columns, no dissidents or human ri…