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October 13, 2023

Inequality
Women This Week: Nobel Prize Winner Highlights Gender Pay Gap

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 October 7 to October 13.

Women carry shopping bags while walking in the working-class neighbourhood Villa Fiorito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 9, 2023.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

June 27, 2013

Europe and Eurasia
New Insights on the Relationship Between Democracy and Wealth

Do the chances of democracy’s success in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, or Myanmar depend on each country’s wealth? And does China’s growing prosperity portend a democratic transition there anytime soon? Sc…

RTR3E4EE
Blog Post by Terra Lawson-Remer Development Channel

November 26, 2013

Ukraine
A Tug of War Between East and West

Ukraine tacked toward Russia ahead of the EU summit but the geopolitical contest for all three sides will likely intensify, says expert Jan Techau.

Interview by Jan Techau and Jeanne Park

January 5, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The Third Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Americans are divided over the meaning of January 6. 

Capitol Noose
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 23, 2007

International Organizations
Eliasson: Peacekeeping ‘Futile’ Without a Peace to Keep

Jan Eliasson, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Darfur, says any new political agreement on Darfur must reflect the realities on the ground.

Interview by Jan Eliasson and Stephanie Hanson

September 19, 2023

China
Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future

Sparks tells the story of how underground writers, filmmakers, and journalists are challenging one of the pillars of Communist Party rule: its control of history. In underground documentary films, sa…

Teaching Notes image for Sparks.
Teaching Notes by Ian Johnson Asia Program