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July 17, 2023

Israel
Netanyahu's Invitation to Washington

The delay in inviting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to Washington has been a foolish effort to intervene in Israeli politics while dangers in the Middle East have grown.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

October 19, 2018

Afghanistan
Global Conflict This Week: Elections Delayed in Kandahar Province

Developments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.

Afghan policeman guards checkpoint, Kabul.
Blog Post by Center for Preventive Action Strength Through Peace

June 14, 2023

Nigeria
The Nigerian Conundrum

When an irresistible society meets an immovable state. 

Nigerian singer Burna Boy is shown wearing a black and purple cloak while posing at the annual Met Gala in New York City.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

February 4, 2022

Japan
Japan’s Lawmakers Call Out Human Rights Abuses in China

As the winter Olympics begin this week in Beijing, the Japanese parliament has added its voice to the global chorus of concern about human rights in China. 

Lawmakers stand up to show their support as Japan's parliament adopts resolution on human rights in China at the parliament in Tokyo
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

December 9, 2020

Mali
United Kingdom Sends Troops to Mali

Boris Johnson’s government is deploying three hundred British troops to the UN peacekeeping force MINUSMA in Mali. They will join some fourteen thousand other troops from fifty-six countries. The Bri…

A group of UN peacekeepers standing at attention as they prepare to begin a mission in Mali in 2013. All are wearing blue UN berets. One man wearing desert fatigues stands in the front, with a group of soldiers wearing darker camouflage standing behind him.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition