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October 28, 2016

Yemen
Weekend Reading: Yemen’s Moualleds, Lebanon’s Presidency, and Iraq’s Book Market

Reading selections for the weekend of October 28, 2016.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

March 15, 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa's Billionaires

Sub-Saharan Africa Has Fourteen Billionaires, eight of whom are in South Africa and seven of whom are white.

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 5, 2017

Israel
What Happens When UN Security Council Resolutions are Ignored?

What happens when UN Security Council resolutions are ignored? That depends, really—on whether you are any of 192 other members of the United Nations, or are Israel. Defenders of Israel often clai…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 5, 2018

Morocco
Women This Week: Morocco’s #MeToo Moment

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, covering October 26 to November 2, was compiled wi…

Women from various regions of Morocco protest against violence towards women, in Rabat. The placard reads, "Stopping harassment gives dignity for women."
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

December 29, 2010

Iraq
The Most Important Stories on the Middle East of 2010

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Check out the picture of “Father Time” above. As we bid goodbye to 2010 and say hello to 2011, it is time for that great American pastime of lists:…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates