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April 25, 2024

Singapore
Singapore’s New Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Faces Challenges From Day One

After two decades in office, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will pass the baton to the ruling party’s chosen successor, who faces a complex geopolitical environment and growing challenges…

Singapore's deputy prime minister stands at a silver podium wearing a black suit and maroon tie.

April 26, 2024

European Union
Women This Week: European Parliament Combating Violence Against Women

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 20 to April 26.

A woman holds a placard as people gather to demonstrate during the Reclaim the Night march to stop gender based violence, in Manchester, Britain, November 29, 2023.

December 15, 2023

South Korea
Forging A U.S.-South Korea Alliance Powered By Chips, Batteries, And Clean Technologies

The envisaged scope and depth of U.S.-South Korean cooperation on next-generation critical and emerging technologies will tie the two countries together in unprecedented ways.

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, South Korea's National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong, and Japan's National Security Secretariat Secretary-General Takeo Akiba shake hands after their joint press conference on December 9, 2023.

September 1, 2022

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 1, 2022

TikTok may contain keylogger; FTC sues data broker; SMIC creates 7-nm microchip; Montenegro hit by major ransomware attack; U.S. halts GPU exports to China.

Lina Khan sits at a desk with a small microphone in front of her.

July 24, 2020

Wars and Conflict
Five Movies Worth Watching About Revolts, Rebellions, and Revolutions

Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: movies about uprisings.

Movie posters clockwise from top left: Doctor Zhivago/Roger Ebert; Mandela/People’s World; Lawrence of Arabia/Amazon; Braveheart/Google Play; The Crying Game/CineMaterial; Michael Collins/Amazon.

November 9, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Is Big(ger) Than You Thought

This image has been modified from its original to fit this space. Click the photo to see Kai Krause's original design. In my elementary school classrooms, as in most, the Mercator projection was the…

Africa Is Big(ger) Than You Thought