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April 16, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Generation Equality Forum Kicks Off in Mexico City

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 April 10 to April 16.

Women in Mexico City host vigil to protest government's inaction on femicide.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

December 16, 2022

2022 in Review
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.

Ukrainian child refugee
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

April 15, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, April 15, 2020: India, Pakistan, and Others Extend Lockdowns; Surge in Bangladesh

As Modi, Khan, Hasina, and other leaders tackle COVID-19 (coronavirus) by prolonging national shutdowns, economic forecasts indicate a rocky year ahead for South Asia.

Two columns of soldiers in blue uniforms patrol a street, with an officer in a beige uniform walking between them.
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

July 22, 2019

Pakistan
Trouble With the Facts When Trump Meets Imran Khan

Tough issues in diplomacy can't be solved on the fly, and require careful attention to the facts and to history.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan shakes hands with U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the start of their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., on July 22, 2019.
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

April 30, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, April 30, 2020: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh Begin Easing Restrictions

Although coronavirus cases in India, Pakistan, and across the region have not increased as quickly as some feared (so far), South Asia's economies are struggling deeply. Sri Lanka and the Maldives ex…

A ferry barge packed with people and vehicles
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound