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February 1, 2013

China
Paula Briscoe: Greenland—China’s Foothold in Europe?

Paula Briscoe is the National Intelligence Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. China’s current and planned investments in Greenland raise concerns, not only about Chinese access to more of t…

A lab manager at Activation laboratories prepares samples of mines to check ore grades of minerals in Nuuk, Greenland, on October 15, 2012.

November 17, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Women This Week: Israelis and Palestinians Pay Tribute to Women Wage Peace Cofounder

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 November 11 to November 17.

Women gesture as they take part in a protest, organised by "Women Wage Peace" grassroots movement, against Israel's planned annexation of part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, outside government offices in Tel Aviv, Israel June 18, 2020. The placards in Hebrew read," Stop the annexation, make peace" and in Arabic, "Women make peace".

April 15, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Is Rhodes’ Statue Removal Setting a Bad Precedent?

This is a guest post by John Causey, a private equity practitioner with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa transactions. On April 9, the University of Cape Town (UCT) removed the statue on its main campu…

Cecil Rhodes Statue

April 24, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Trevor Manuel Uses the “Apartheid Card” to Force the Issue of NDP Implementation

This is a guest post by John Causey, a private equity consultant based in Cape Town, South Africa. He specializes in sub-Saharan Africa transactions, with investors mainly from the EU and U.S. The r…

South Africa's Finance Minister Trevor Manuel chats with ruling African National Congress President Jacob Zuma in Parliament in Cape Town during the swearing in of members and the formal election of the country's president, May 6, 2009.

January 3, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Optimism Opens the New Year in South Africa

This is a guest post by John Causey, a private equity consultant based in Cape Town, South Africa. He specializes in sub-Saharan Africa transactions, with investors mainly from the EU and US. Last y…

 South African Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus shows off South Africa's new banknotes before conducting the first transaction in Pretoria 06/11/2012.