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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.

May 16, 2022

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Taliban Order Women to Cover Their Faces in Public

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 May 5 to May 13.

Taliban Minister of Virtue and Vice Sheikh Mohammad Khalid attends the news conference about a new command of hijab by Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 7, 2022.

April 17, 2020

South Korea
Implications of South Korea’s Historic COVID-19 Elections

The scale of the Democratic Party’s victory virtually eliminates the ability of the opposition to obstruct major legislation.

National Election Commission officials count ballots for the parliamentary elections, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Seoul, South Korea, on April 15, 2020.

December 30, 2021

2021 in Review
Five Good Foreign Policy News Stories in 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, here are five positive stories on the foreign policy front that happened in the past year. 

A rocket ship takes off at night.

July 12, 2022

Cybersecurity
A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Cyberspace

The era of the global internet has ended. The U.S. should pursue a new strategy in cyberspace by, creating a coalition of allies, balancing pressure with disruptive cyber operations, and improving cy…

People stand across a gray floor with lines connecting disparate groups.