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July 12, 2023

United States
Two Takes on U.S. Debt and the Debt Ceiling

Economists Benn Steil and Glenn Hubbard give their respective takes on the debt ceiling and the United States' national debt.

U.S. President Joe Biden holds debt limit talks with House Speaker McCarthy at the White House in Washington.
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Glenn Hubbard Renewing America

February 21, 2023

International Law
Congress Should Close the ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Loophole

The last Congress delivered a big win for atrocity accountability by passing the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in January of this year. The law clos…

Article by David J. Scheffer and Kristin Smith International Institutions and Global Governance Program

March 17, 2023

United States
Revisiting America’s War of Choice in Iraq

Wars are fought not only on the battlefield but also in domestic political debates and in histories written after the fact. In the case of the US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, we are still in this final phase, seeking an elusive consensus about the war’s legacy.

U.S. soldiers walk by a defaced poster of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in April 2003.
Article by Richard Haass

December 6, 2012

International Organizations
Santorum Champions U.S. Sovereignty (the Disabled, Not So Much)

The Senate’s appalling rejection this week of the UN Convention on Persons with Disabilities was a cruel and petulant gesture, particularly during the holiday season. Relishing the role of Ebeneezer …

Republican presidential candidate Santorum speaks at the Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Coalitions presidential kick-off in Waukesha
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

November 5, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Protests Against Poland’s Abortion Law

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 October 30 to November 5.

Demonstrators takes part in a protest against the verdict restricting abortion rights in Warsaw in January 2021.
Blog Post by Haydn Welch Women Around the World