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October 29, 2019
Climate Change
The President's Inbox: The Coming Climate Disruption with Alice Hill
The latest episode of The President’s Inbox is live. I sat down with Alice Hill, CFR’s senior fellow for climate change policy, to talk about the coming climate disruption. Alice is the coauthor of B…
July 11, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
Young Jews and Israel
The past year has seen a long debate about whether young American Jews are becoming alienated from Israel. This assertion was the central argument in an article and then a book by Peter Beinart, who …
February 27, 2014
Middle East and North Africa
Algeria, Young and Old
The median age of the Algerian population is 27 years, and 46 percent of the population is under the age of 24. But its president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, is 76 years old, and is now set to take anothe…
September 12, 2019
Women and Economic Growth
Fighting HIV in Young Women Through Economic Empowerment
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This post is authored by Lanice C. Williams…
May 14, 2023
Thailand
Thailand’s Pivotal Election: Initial Thoughts
Opposition pro-democracy parties, particularly the progressive Move Forward party, demonstrated strong public support in Thailand's election.
May 19, 2023
Turkey
Women This Week: Women Win Historic Number of Seats in Turkish Parliament
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 May 13 to May 19.
October 2, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Where have all the young men gone?
This is a guest post by Mohamed Jallow, an Africa watcher, following politics and economic currents across the continent. He works at RTI International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. I r…
October 5, 2012
Asia
Why Young Democracies Fear YouTube
In the Washington Post yesterday, Craig Timberg and Paula Moura described the recent jailing of a top Google executive in Brazil, and explored the broader trend of so-called democracies’ attempts to…
April 21, 2023
United Nations
Women This Week: Afghanistan May Lose United Nations Aid after Banning Female Workers
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 15 to April 21.
August 19, 2011
Yemen
Weekend Reading: Young Yemenis, Liberation in Libya?, and Judging Egypt’s Judiciary
Man reads Koran beside shelf stacked with them at Masjid Al Kabir, also known as Grand Mosque, during Ramadan in old city of Sanaa (Jumana El-Heloueh/Courtesy Reuters) Tik Root, on Al Jazeera, disc…
