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 April 20 to April 26.

Four Chinese firms blacklisted by the United States; Samsung awarded semiconductor grant; misleading posts spread on X after drone attack; UK may prohibit explicit deepfakes; CAICT releases AI benchm…

It is time the LGBTQ+ coalition changed its strategy on the continent.

OMB issues new draft AI guidance; UK and U.S. accuse China of cyberattacks; Meta spied on Snapchat for three years; European Commission investigates four companies; Taiwan declares TikTok a national …

UN passes AI resolution; DOJ sues Apple; Google demonstrates new AI system; Supreme Court hears Murthy v. Missouri arguments; Secretary of State Blinken announces new information resilience initiativ…

No interlocutor for Haiti mission’s international troops and Peru’s “pact of the corrupt” is succeeding where Guatemala’s failed without international pressure.

The relationship between a Nigerian pastor on death row and his congregation offers a timely glimpse into the nature of devotion and social obedience across African Pentecostal churches. 

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: President Joe Biden used his State of the Union Address to urge Congress to provide military aid to…

Biden signs data security executive order; PCAST issues report on critical infrastructure; DeSantis vetoes ban on social media for teens; Malawi stops issuing passports after hack; Meta creates new E…

Digital Services Act enters into effect; leaked data shows Chinese hacking; Google to launch pre-bunking campaign; U.S., EU, and UK take down ransomware gang; Russian disinformation campaign targets …