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August 28, 2023

Cybersecurity
There’s A Cop In My Pocket: Policymakers Need to Stop Advocating Surveillance by Default.

Encryption, cybersecurity, and technology policies, like the RESTRICT and EARN-IT Acts, with nonexistent tradeoffs address symptoms, not problems, and they do it badly.    

People gather at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in the killings of 14 people in San Bernardino, California.
Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler and Geoffrey Cain Net Politics

April 2, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Rape as a Tool of War in Tigray

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 27 to April 2. 

People fleeing Tigray stand on the riverbank between Sudan and Ethiopia.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

October 12, 2023

Human Trafficking
The Nexus of Human Trafficking, Democracy, and Corruption

The fight against human trafficking in the Northern Triangle and Mexico requires a comprehensive approach that acknowledges the profound impact of corruption and weak or non-existent democratic insti…

Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, travel on a train with the intention of reaching the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, October 6, 2023.
Blog Post by Ann Norris Women Around the World

March 26, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: First Woman President of Tanzania

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 13 to March 26.

Samia Suluhu Hassan, the first woman president of Tanzania, takes her oath of office following the death of her predecessor.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

April 9, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Sexual Slavery Conviction at the ICC

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 3 to April 9.

The International Criminal Court, located in The Hague, Netherlands.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

July 11, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: July 11, 2023

Guatemala’s first round election upset stands; Brazil’s non-alignment has a democracy blind spot; Remittances to Mexico hit a record $5.7 billion in May.

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro shakes hands with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as they meet before a summit with presidents of South America, in Brasília, Brazil, May 29, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment