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August 3, 2023

Competitiveness
Building a Competitive U.S. Workforce

Panelists discuss the increasing demand for technical talent in the current age of automation, how to foster a competitive workforce, and resources available to state and local governments through th…

Play Co-workers discussing a project
Webinar by Abiodun Ilumoka, Bo Machayo, David Shahoulian, Rebecca Shearman, Sherry Van Sloun, and Irina A. Faskianos State and Local Webinars

July 4, 2023

United States
The Fourth of July, With Jack Rakove

Jack Rakove, the William Robertson Coe professor of history and American studies and professor emeritus of political science and law at Stanford University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss…

Podcast New York City fireworks light up the sky over the Statue of Liberty.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Jack N. Rakove The President’s Inbox

July 6, 2023

United States
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Fourth of July

The American Revolution wasn’t inevitable.

Fireworks as viewed exploding over the United States Capitol dome and Washington Monument at night.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge

March 24, 2023

United States
Women This Week: Women in the United States Are Losing Access to Reproductive Health Services

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 March 18 to March 24. 

A pack of Mifeprex pills, used to terminate early pregnancies, is displayed in this picture illustration taken May 11, 2022.
Blog Post by Noël James and Caroline Kapp Women Around the World

September 9, 2021

Nigeria
Boko Haram Capture of Military Equipment Fuels Lake Chad Insurgency

A new report shows that the quantities of lethal materiel seized by Boko Haram from state stockpiles are astonishingly high, and the range of weapon systems lost is worryingly extensive. The diversion of contingent-owned equipment (COE)—that is, government-owned materiel—from the four Lake Chad Basin countries participating in and alongside the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has occurred on a level unprecedented on the African continent.

Two solders crouch on one knee, one with an assault rifle pointed forward, the other with his rifle aimed at the ground. Behind them is a Toyota pickup truck with a mounted gun in the back, with another soldier manning the gun.
Blog Post by Eric G. Berman Africa in Transition