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December 29, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Details From October 7 Reveal Sexual Violence

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 December 23 to December 29.

A girl helps to light a candle, as people gather for a candlelit vigil to mark the one-month anniversary of the October 7 deadly attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 7, 2023.

November 17, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Women This Week: Israelis and Palestinians Pay Tribute to Women Wage Peace Cofounder

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 November 11 to November 17.

Women gesture as they take part in a protest, organised by "Women Wage Peace" grassroots movement, against Israel's planned annexation of part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, outside government offices in Tel Aviv, Israel June 18, 2020. The placards in Hebrew read," Stop the annexation, make peace" and in Arabic, "Women make peace".

January 1, 2014

Middle East and North Africa
Confidence-destroying Measures

Working toward an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, negotiators always seek "confidence-building measures" or CBMs. These moves are supposed to show good faith and convince the other side to under…

February 8, 2012

Corporate Governance
What Congress Needs to Know About Export Finance

One of the encouraging developments under the Obama administration has been its willingness to use export credit financing more aggressively to ensure that U.S. companies, where they are otherwise co…

The president of Boeing India poses in front of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft for All Nippon Airways (ANA) after its India debut landing in New Delhi in July 2011 (B Mathur/Courtesy Reuters).

June 18, 2012

United States
TWE Remembers: The War of 1812

Some dates in American history stand out. Mention April 12, 1861, December 7, 1941, or September 11, 2001 and most people know what historical event you have in mind. Ask what happened on June 18, 18…

War of 1812