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February 21, 2020

Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: The Las Vegas Democratic Debate

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: foreign policy is AWOL in Las Vegas; Bloomberg and Warren talk about Latin America; and foreign po…

Democratic candidates raise their hand to speak while they stand behind podiums at the Democratic debate on Wednesday, February 19.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 18, 2011

Elections and Voting
GOP Presidential Candidates Debate in Vegas

Republican presidential hopefuls and debate moderators gather for a debate in Hanover, New Hampshire on October 11, 2011. (Adam Hunger/courtesy Reuters) The GOP presidential candidates gather at the…

Republican presidential hopefuls (L-R) former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Bloomberg reporter Julianna Goldman, businessman Herman Cain, Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, host Charlie Rose, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former Pennslyvania Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich (R-GA) gather prior to participatin in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire October 11, 2011. REUTERS/Adam Hunger
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 20, 2011

Defense and Security
Defense, Foreign Aid, and the Las Vegas Debate

GOP presidential candidates on stage at the CNN Western Republican debate in Las Vegas on October 18, 2011. R(Richard Brian/courtesy Reuters) I like political debates. They offer candidates a chance…

GOP presidential candidates (L-R) former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Herman Cain, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Texas Governor Rick Perry, former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) stand on stage at the CNN Western Republican debate in Las Vegas, Nevada October 18, 2011. REUTERS/Richard Bria
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

February 9, 2024

Colombia
Complications in Colombia’s AG Selection, Plus Milei’s Electoral Reform Failure and El Salvador’s Opposition Collapses

Colombia’s process to select a new attorney general is not going smoothly; electoral reform an early failure in omnibus fiasco; and the collapse of El Salvador’s opposition is bad news for Bukele

Photo of Petro supporters protesting outside of Colombia's supreme court
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America Studies Program

January 26, 2024

Mexico
Proposed Judicial Reforms Hasten Democratic Erosion, Peruvian Guns Fuel Ecuador's Violence, and Arévalo's New Cabinet

Judicial reforms look to erode—not consolidate—democracy; Peruvian guns fuel Ecuador’s violence; and Arévalo delivers a technocratic, centrist cabinet

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during his daily news conference on December 20, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

February 2, 2024

United States
Campaign Roundup: The Deepfake Threat to the 2024 Election

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: AI generated deepfake videos, images, and recordings could become a factor in the U.S. presidential…

AI deepfakes
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 29, 2023

Human Rights
Women This Week: French Athletes Prohibited from Playing in Hijab for 2024 Olympic Games

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 September 23 to September 29.

Supporters of the women soccer team "Les Hijabeuses" play soccer in front of the city hall in Lille as part of a protest as French Senate examines a bill featuring controversial hijab ban in competitive sports in France, February 16, 2022.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World