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February 25, 2020

Election 2020
The President's Inbox: Should the United States Leave Afghanistan?

Since November, I have been talking with experts with differing views on how the United States should handle the foreign policy challenges it faces. These special episodes are part of CFR’s Election …

An Afghan National Army officer holds the black, red, and green Afghan flag during a training exercise in Kabul in October 2015.

May 29, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
“Africa Day” in South Africa and President Jacob Zuma’s Rivals

The “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” are hitting President Jacob hard. Earlier this week, there was the controversy over a publicly exhibited oil painting that strongly resembled Zuma with …

South African President Jacob Zuma speaks during a media briefing at the Union Building in Pretoria, October 24, 2011.

February 28, 2012

Thailand
Thailand’s Tentative Peace Is Collapsing

In a brief but informative piece in the Wall Street Journal recently, veteran correspondent James Hookaway notes that “a delicate détente between Thailand’s powerful armed forces and a populist gover…

Red shirt supporters wave flags as thousands of people gather outside the Grand Palace to celebrate the birthday of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok.

October 30, 2013

Emerging Markets
Emerging Voices: Natalie Bugalski and David Pred on the Dark Side of Development

Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Natalie Bugalski and David P…

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February 28, 2011

Political Movements
Fathers and Sons

Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures as he speaks during an interview on state television, in this still image taken from video on February 24, 2011 (Reuters/Courtesy Reuters…

Fathers and Sons