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September 25, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Sanctions and Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF party repeatedly assert that the collapse of Zimbabwe’s economy is the result of Western–especially American–sanctions. He repeats it enough that African public o…

Crowds cheer Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe during a rally in the capital Harare March 2, 2011.

May 23, 2014

United States
TWE Remembers: Memorial Day

The United States has fought twelve major wars and numerous smaller skirmishes in its history. Memorial Day is our way of honoring the soldiers, sailors, airmen, airwomen, and marines who did not ret…

Arlington-Cemetery-Soldiers

December 23, 2014

Asia
Gender by the Numbers

While demonstrating “measurable outcomes” is de rigueur in development assistance circles, a recent report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reveals that U.S. …

Afghan girls are seen through a tire during their paintball game at Eagle paintball club in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2014 (Courtesy Reuters/Omar Sobhani).

December 23, 2014

Asia
Gender by the Numbers

While demonstrating “measurable outcomes” is de rigueur in development assistance circles, a recent report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reveals that U.S. …

Afghan-Girls-Paintball-2014-12-22

December 10, 2015

Human Rights
On Barring Muslims from Entering the United States

"Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on," his campaign said. I thought…