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August 10, 2021

Terrorism and Counterterrorism
United States Names Five African Jihadis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced that the Department of State added to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) five terrorist leaders operating in Africa.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with a world map and a U.S. flag behind him, walks away after giving an address.

December 12, 2022

2022 in Review
Five Elections to Watch in 2023

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2023. Here are five to watch. 

Woman voting in Pakistan

January 7, 2019

Togo
Pressure Mounting Against Dynasties in Togo and Gabon

The past few months have not been comforting for advocates of dynastic succession in Africa. In Togo and Gabon, favorite sons have become focal points for popular frustration.

CoupAttempt

December 23, 2020

Elections and Voting
Ten Elections to Watch in 2021

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2021. Here are ten to watch. 

Myanmar voter

December 29, 2020

2020 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2020

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends a memorial service for late Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui at a chapel of Aletheia University in New Taipei City, Taiwan September 19, 2020.

June 10, 2022

Global
The World Next Week: What to Read and Listen to This Summer

The annual summer entertainment recommendations from The World Next Week podcast.

Three books next to each other on a light blue background. From left to right: Putin's People, by Catherine Belton; Say Nothing, by Patrick Radden Keefe; and The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy, by Michael Mandelbaum.