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February 3, 2012

Politics and Government
Friday File: Is a U.S. Military Strike on Iran Nearing?

Above the Fold. The rhetoric on Iran certainly heated up this week. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta noted ominously on Sunday “if we have to do it, we will do it” when asked what the United States …

U.S. warships carrying 17,000 personnel enter the Gulf in a show of force off Iran's coast. (U.S. Fifth Fleet handout/courtesy Reuters)

September 26, 2023

Diplomacy and International Institutions
David A. Morse Lecture With Ajay Banga

On the eve of his first annual meeting, World Bank president Ajay Banga discusses the bank’s ambitious roadmap at a time it is being called to lead the world in addressing intertwined challenges of p…

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May 20, 2011

Weekend Reading

Egyptian women walk past a policeman in the newly renovated historical street of Elmoez Lideen Ella in Old Cairo (Asmaa Waguih/Courtesy Reuters) The Maghreb Blog: Morocco’s Shaky Commitment to Re…

Weekend Reading

July 30, 2019

Election 2020
Meet Jay Inslee, Democratic Presidential Candidate

Update: Jay Inslee announced on August 22, 2019, that he was ending his campaign. The two dozen candidates competing for the Democratic presidential nomination are all hoping to get to Washington…

Jay Inslee

February 11, 2019

Election 2020
Meet Kamala Harris, Democratic Presidential Candidate

Update: Kamala Harris announced on December 3, 2019, that she was ending her presidential campaign. On August 11, 2020, former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden…

Kamala 2020