49 Results for:
Filters

September 26, 2013

Middle East and North Africa
Slave Labor in Qatar: A Test for Al Jazeera

Qatar will be the host of the 2022 World Cup, and has underway what may total $100 billion in construction projects. But the tiny emirate has a tiny native population, and 90% of those living there …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

January 15, 2016

Politics and Government
Democracy’s Continuing Struggles

After the end of the Cold War, experts who closely studied trends in democratization believed that democracy was destined to sweep the globe. With the Soviet Union gone, there was no clear ideologica…

putin-speech
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

June 27, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
President Obama in Africa: Senegal

Senegal has never had a military coup, and the opposition won last year’s presidential election. It is also a predominately Muslim nation. President Obama arrived in Senegal the evening of June 26. A…

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Senegal President Macky Sall shake hands after their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace June 27, 2013.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 4, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Obama in Africa

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave from Air Force One at the airport in Accra, July 11, 2009. (Jason Reed/courtesy Reuters) According to AP, the White House is considerin…

Obama in Africa
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 17, 2018

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: August 17, 2018

This week: changing the rules for offensive cyber operations, helping cops in Australia, the Chinese Communist Party dislikes video games, and Cubans get mobile internet access. 

Trump military
Blog Post by Adam Segal Net Politics