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September 20, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Women’s Deaths Cited as ‘Preventable’ in Georgia

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 September 14 to September 20.

Abortion rights advocates gather to launch their 'Yes On 4' campaign with a march and rally against the six-week abortion ban ahead of November 5, when Florida voters will decide on whether there should be a right to abortion in the state, in Orlando, Florida, U.S. April 13, 2024.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

September 16, 2024

Nigeria
The Unmaking of an Elite

The great tragedy of Nigerian tertiary education is the debasement of its professoriate.

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) members staged a protest against prolonged strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Lagos, Nigeria on September 19, 2022.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

September 13, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Did the Harris-Trump Debate Reset the Presidential Race?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: History suggests that any bump Kamala Harris gets from the debate will be fleeting.

Trump-Harris Presidential Debate ABC
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 5, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Truth About Africa's "Debt Crisis"

Africa has a governance crisis, not a debt crisis.

Senegal's Foreign Minister Yassine Fall, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and DRC's Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso attend a press conference during the 2024 Summit of the FOCAC in Beijing, China on September 5, 2024.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

August 22, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: August 22, 2024

Pakistan experiences internet outages; U.S. company fined over deepfakes; TSMC breaks ground on EU factory; U.S. investigates Americans working with Russia; researcher finds major vulnerability in ke…

Minister-President of the Saxony state Michael Kretschmer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, C.C. Wei, Chairman and CEO of TSMC and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a groundbreaking ceremony for TSMC's first European plant.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf Net Politics

August 22, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uncivil Society

The standard state versus society framework for analyzing African politics is no longer fit for purpose.

Nigerian police personnel restrict protesters from convening for the sixth day of anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria on August 6, 2024.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

August 15, 2024

Peacekeeping
Women This Week: Sudanese Women Participate on Peace Talks

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 August 10 to August 16.

Sudanese women, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, look on while crossing the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 4, 2023.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

August 13, 2024

Venezuela
Carrots Need Sticks: The Biden Administration and the Case of Venezuela 

The Biden administration appears to be offering Venezuelan dictator Maduro amnesty if he will leave power, but sticks as well as carrots will be needed to persuade him.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

July 22, 2024

Venezuela
This Is How Maduro Could Lose Control

Autocrats have fumbled rigged elections in the past. Here’s why Venezuela’s might be next.

Photo of Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

July 17, 2024

Denmark
Danish Prime Minister Rallies Urgently Needed Support for Ukraine

Mette Frederiksen of Denmark discusses strengthening U.S.-European ties, stopping Russian hybrid warfare, and shoring up democracy via safer digital technology.

Discussion with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Linda Robinson, Senior fellow for women and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Blog Post by Linda Robinson Women Around the World