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July 22, 2014

Politics and Government
Hello, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo: President of Indonesia

Sometimes sure things turn out not to be so sure. Just ask Joko Widodo, who is better known to his fellow Indonesians as “Jokowi.” At the start of 2014 he was expected to win Indonesia’s presidential…

Jokowi-Indonesia-President

March 26, 2013

Politics and Government
Hello (Welcome Back), Shinzo Abe: Prime Minister of Japan

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That old saying could be the motto of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who today marks the end of his third month in office. You see, he had this job…

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe addresses cadets during a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy of Japan (Kiyoshi Ota/Courtesy Reuters).

December 29, 2014

International Organizations
The Arms Trade Treaty: Time to Celebrate?

Below is a guest post by Naomi Egel, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. Though armed conflict endures, 2014 closes with a bit of good news: the Arms …

Activists of amnesty international are pictured beside a placard during a demonstration in Berlin to ban the international arms trade

December 4, 2014

Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Meeting Halfway: Nuclear Weapon States and the Humanitarian Disarmament Initiative

Below is a guest post by Naomi Egel, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. Nuclear weapons rarely appear on lists of pressing humanitarian concerns. Y…

Anti-nuclear weapons demonstrators protest in New York ahead of the May 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.

December 27, 2018

United States
Ten American Foreign Policy Influentials Who Died in 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year. 

President George H.W. Bush greets troops in Saudi Arabia during a 1990 Thanksgiving visit.