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February 13, 2018

Women and Women's Rights
Women Around the World: This Week

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, covering February 3 to February 13, was compiled w…

Iran women protests
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women and Foreign Policy Program

June 28, 2016

Cambodia
Cambodia’s Turn Toward Authoritarianism (Again)

Over the past year, any hopes that Cambodia, where national elections almost led to a change in government three years ago, was headed toward a democratic transition, have been fully dashed. Prime Mi…

Hun Sen
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

April 29, 2016

Emerging Markets
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Rana Plaza Anniversary, Press Freedom Declines, Haiti Election Troubles

Labor Standards Three Years After Rana Plaza Three years after Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza garment factory collapse killed or injured over 3,000 people, labor rights remain tenuous. In the wake of the d…

Rana Plaza April 29 Edited
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Development Channel

December 21, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Democracy in Development: Remarkable Women of 2012

On my blog yesterday, I profiled several women who made headlines this year with their courageous stories. One of them is Malawi’s president, Joyce Banda, who is working to put her country on a susta…

Joyce-Banda-Malawi-Womens-Empowerment-Poverty-Development2
Blog Post by Isobel Coleman Development Channel

April 15, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, April 15, 2020: India, Pakistan, and Others Extend Lockdowns; Surge in Bangladesh

As Modi, Khan, Hasina, and other leaders tackle COVID-19 (coronavirus) by prolonging national shutdowns, economic forecasts indicate a rocky year ahead for South Asia.

Two columns of soldiers in blue uniforms patrol a street, with an officer in a beige uniform walking between them.
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound