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October 17, 2024

Election 2024
CFR-Georgia Tech Election 2024 U.S. Foreign Policy Public Forum

Join us for an in-depth, nonpartisan conversation on America’s role in the world and the foreign policy issues at stake in the 2024 election, including sustainability, artificial intelligence, nation…

Play Georgia Institute of Technology logo on the side of a building on campus.

October 24, 2024

Georgia
France Presses for Lebanon Aid, Japan Holds Snap Election, Georgia’s Divided Vote, and More

France seeks to spur international support for humanitarian aid for Lebanon as fighting grinds on between Israel and Hezbollah; Japan holds a snap general election as Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ho…

Podcast Supporters of Georgia's pro-Western and pro-EU opposition groups hold a joint final campaign rally ahead of parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, on October 20, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters

October 11, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Highly Restrictive Six-Week Abortion Ban

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 5 to October 11.

Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Highly Restrictive Six-Week Abortion Ban

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.

August 21, 2024

Georgia
What Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law Means for Its Democracy

Georgia’s new law reflects rising Russian influence in the country and has prompted backlash from the United States and the European Union, which fear it could harm the Caucasus state’s democratic de…

June 21, 2023

Georgia
The Dangers of Democratic Backsliding in Georgia

Georgia was once a beacon of democracy in the South Caucasus, but today it is backsliding toward authoritarianism and headed back into Russia's sphere of influence. 

Supporters of the Georgian Dream coalition gather outside the central election commission to wait for official results in Tbilisi, October 2, 2012. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili conceded on Tuesday that his ruling party had lost an election to a coalition led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, increasing the chances of a peaceful transfer of power in the former Soviet republic.

October 18, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Is the United States Ready to Confront the Axis of Autocracies?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Rising cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea will likely test whoever takes office…

Putin and Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang Summit

October 11, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Which Party Will Control Congress?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: The competition for control of the House and Senate looks to be as close as the race for the White …

Congress Prepares for the Presidential Inauguration at the Capitol

October 15, 2024

Democracy
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Religion in the 2024 U.S. Election

Adelle M. Banks, projects editor and national reporter for Religion News Service, and Adam Nicholas Phillips, chief strategy officer and chief of staff at Interfaith America, discuss the evolving rol…

Play Supporters of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump pray during the invocation on the day Trump makes a campaign stop at manufacturer FALK Production in Walker, Michigan, U.S. September 27, 2024.