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June 28, 2021

Afghanistan
What’s Next for Afghan Women: An Interview with Judge Najla Ayoubi

This post is part of the Council on Foreign Relations' blog series on women's leadership in peacebuilding and non-violent movements, in which CFR fellows, scholars, and practitioners highlight new se…

A young shoe polisher waits for customers beneath a mural in Kabul, Afghanistan.

October 27, 2023

China
The Passing of a Premier and China’s Future

While few are likely to mourn one of China's most colorless leaders, his death could be used as a way to criticize his former boss, Xi Jinping. 

Li Keqiang attends the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 11, 2022

February 20, 2024

Nigeria
A Tragedy Sixty-Four Years in the Making

The crisis in Nigeria offers a rare opportunity to rethink the moral foundations of the Nigerian state.

Members of the Nigerian Labor Union march during a protest against fuel price hikes and rising costs, in Abuja, Nigeria on August 2, 2023.

March 1, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: March 1, 2024

Biden signs data security executive order; PCAST issues report on critical infrastructure; DeSantis vetoes ban on social media for teens; Malawi stops issuing passports after hack; Meta creates new E…

A coal power plant is pictured in Walsum, a suburb of the western town of Duisburg October 2, 2012.

June 22, 2023

United States
Meet Doug Burgum, Republican Presidential Candidate

The North Dakota governor is a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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February 9, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: February 9, 2024

Meta Oversight Board says edited video of Biden can stay up; U.S. sanctions Iranian hackers; Affordable Connectivity Program lapses; U.S. to restrict visas for spyware industry; scammers use deepfake…

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, his granddaughter Finnegan Biden and wife Jill Biden, take part in Sunday services at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina.

March 18, 2024

Japan
The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to end yield curve control. But Japanese yields will remain low, and foreign bonds will remain attractive to those Japanese investors who don’t have to hedg…

The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control

January 2, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Destructive Drive in African Politics

The descent into normlessness in various African countries calls for a new scholarly and policy approach.

Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers discover railway infrastructure in a scrapyard during a raid on a highjacked property in Johannesburg on September 6, 2023.