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October 24, 2023

Cybersecurity
Countering the Ransomware Threat With Anne Neuberger

Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger discusses international cyber cooperation initiatives to improve resilience to ransomware, efforts to disrupt ransomware and pursue those responsible f…

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November 19, 2014

United States
This Week: ISIS Beheading, Jerusalem Carnage, and Gulf Reconciliation

Significant Developments ISIS. ISIS released video footage on Sunday claiming responsibility for the beheading of American aid worker Peter Kassig. President Barack Obama confirmed the death of the …

Paula (L) and Ed Kassig, parents of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig who was beheaded by Islamic State militants, read from a prepared statement while speaking to the press in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 17, 2014  (Smith/Courtesy Reuters).

September 21, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
The AU and South Africa Recognize Libyan NTC--Finally

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (L) talks with Ramtane Lamamra, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, during an emergency summit of the AU Peace and Security Council in Ethi…

The AU and South Africa Recognize Libyan NTC--Finally

August 3, 2016

Health
Ending Preventable Maternal Death

Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is authored by Joia Mukherjee,…

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December 9, 2009

Guinea
How to Avoid Civil War in Guinea

The worsening political crisis in Guinea will require stronger UN involvement and greater efforts on the part of African leaders to avoid what could become a civil war and a massive humanitarian cris…