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February 6, 2017

Development
International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM

Today, Feb. 6, 2017, marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Learn more about the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting through these five publications from t…

Girls pose for a portrait in eastern Sierra Leone

April 4, 2014

April 4, 2002: Bush on Middle East Peace (and a Correction on Cheney)

On April 4, 2002, twelve years ago today, President George W. Bush gave the first of two important speeches about Middle East policy. The April 4 speech challenged the leadership of Yasser Arafat, wh…

November 17, 2021

Economics
What to Watch to Understand the Fed’s Next Move—Beyond “Transitory” and “Permanent”

The labor force participation rate and long-term inflation expectations are the variables the Federal Reserve seems to be assessing as it makes monetary policy.

An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013.

December 20, 2013

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of December 20, 2013

Darcie Draudt, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top five stories in Asia this week. 1. Fury erupts over Indian diplomat’s arrest in New York. Anti-American protests have erupted across In…

India's Deputy Consul General in New York, Devyani Khobragade, attends a Rutgers University event at India's Consulate General in New York on June 19, 2013. (Mohammed Jaffer/Courtesy Reuters)

February 10, 2012

United States
You Might Have Missed: Military Intervention, Drones, and al-Qaeda.

Shaun Waterman, “Drones Over U.S. Get OK By Congress,” Washington Times, February 7, 2012. The FAA Reauthorization Act, which President Obama is expected to sign, also orders the Federal Aviati…

Explosion Afghanistan