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President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
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December 30, 2019
Global
Ten American Foreign Policy Notables Who Died in 2019
Year’s end is a time for taking stock, counting successes, and assessing failures. It is also time for remembering those who are no longer with us. Here are ten Americans who died in 2019 who through…
March 27, 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa's Free Trade Deal Signed in Kigali
In Kigali on March 21, more than forty African nations signed a deal to create the African Continental Free Trade Area.
October 6, 2013
Middle East and North Africa
The Mind of Mr. Netanyahu
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington last week and spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York. I did not speak with him during this visit. Herewith a guess about what he is …
December 9, 2016
Human Rights
Fighting Corruption by Combating Sexual Extortion
This blog was coauthored with Lauren Hoffman, a former intern with the Women and Foreign Policy program. Today, December 9, is International Anti-Corruption Day, organized by the United Nations De…
September 18, 2017
United States
The United States Air Force Celebrates Its 70th Birthday Today
The United States Air Force (USAF) turns 70 years-old today. On September 18, 1947, Chief Justice Fred Vinson swore in Stuart Symington as the first secretary of the air force, officially founding a …
January 25, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Rising Violence and Stalled Peace in Darfur
Women with children walk near a soldier of Darfur's joint U.N./African Union UNAMID peacekeeping force outside the UNAMID team site in Khor Abeche, 83 km (52 miles) northeast on Nyala (south Darf…
June 13, 2013
United States
Illicit Networks, Political Instability, and Criminal Violence
Two weeks ago, CFR’s Center for Preventive Action and International Institutions and Global Governance program convened a workshop on “Illicit Networks, Political Instability, and Criminal Violence.”…
July 27, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda: Protests and Patronage
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni takes Oath of Office during a ceremony at the Kololo Airstrip grounds in the capital Kampala, May 12, 2011. (Edward Echwalu/Courtesy Reuters) Uganda’s walk-…
August 8, 2013
Politics and Government
Emerging Voices: Julie Fisher on NGOs and Democratization
Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is by Julie Fisher, a current associ…
August 30, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Could Japan Join TPP Trade Talks?
This report from the bipartisan Congressional Research Service analyzes Japan’s possible entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a potential regional free trade area, and the implications. TP…
