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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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February 20, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Women Around the World: This Week
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 February 8 to February 20, was compiled w…
September 19, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Under Fire and the Ghost of Biafra
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the minister of finance in Goodluck Jonathan’s government, is widely respected by the international economic community. A veteran of the World Bank, she served as finance ministe…
November 18, 2011
Egypt
Sadat’s Legacy and Egypt Today
Late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat seen announcing to the Egyptian parliament his venture to visit Israel, Egypt's enemy at the time, on November 9, 1977. Pledging to go to the end of the world in s…
August 28, 2017
Egypt
The Tragic Tale of Egypt’s Decline: Is It Also the Story of America’s Future?
Once a diverse, cosmopolitan society, Egypt has descended into corruption, inequality, and bigotry. Sound familiar?
November 22, 2013
Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: Afghanistan, Threat Deflation, and Signature Strikes
“The Uses of Force,” Economist, November 23, 2013. “It’s too easy to use force,” says Admiral Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “It’s almost the first choice.” “Securit…
