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August 4, 2015

Americas
Review of State Building in Latin America

Hillel Soifer’s new book, State Building in Latin America, presents an interesting historical perspective on today’s current state capacity in Latin America, and why some countries are so much better…

October 21, 2011

Economics
Reads of the Week: Analyzing Humala’s Victory in Peru

Source: Corporación Latinobarómetro, Informe Anual 2010 (Santiago de Chile, December 2010) Steven Levitsky’s recent article in the Journal of Democracy explains why Humala won the Peruvian elections…

Reads of the Week: Analyzing Humala’s Victory in Peru

April 28, 2017

Middle East and North Africa
Women Around the World: This Week

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, covering from April 21 to April 28, was compiled w…

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March 8, 2019

World Order
Six Women Who Shaped the Contemporary World Order

This International Women's Day, we highlight six women whose contributions have helped to shape the contemporary world order.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks with Nigeria's Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during a conference on "Africa's Future: Responding to Today's Global Economic Challenges" in Lagos, December 20, 2011.