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June 1, 2023

Middle East and North Africa
Turkey’s Growing Foreign Policy Ambitions

Turkey’s geography and membership in NATO have long given the country an influential voice in foreign policy, but the assertive policies of President Erdogan have complicated its role.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking in front of massive Turkish flags and portraits of himself and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

May 24, 2023

China
China’s Post-COVID Recovery and Reopening

China’s post-COVID recovery and reopening efforts are hindered by geopolitical rivalries and national security concerns.

Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng Arrives JFK

April 11, 2023

NAFTA
Regionalization and U.S. Economic Competitiveness

Shannon K. O’Neil, vice president, deputy director of studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, discusses the role of strategic regional partnerships i…

Play A staff member works on an assembly line manufacturing Geely's GX6 cars, at the Geely's plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China April 13, 2023.

May 26, 2023

United States
Remembering Those Whom Memorial Day Honors

The stories of five Americans who were awarded the Medal of Honor for making the ultimate sacrifice.

Arlington National Cemetery

February 1, 2019

South Africa
Zondo Commission Witness Details State Capture in South Africa

In January 2018, Ramaphosa appointed a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into “state capture,” the label commonly used in South Africa for government corruption. The testimony to the Zondo Commission of Angelo Agrizzi details the extravagant bribes paid by companies to the highest level of the governing African National Congress (ANC), mostly in return for highly lucrative contracts.

South-Africa-Agrizzi-Zondo-Commission-Corruption

December 8, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Witness Leaves Kimberley Process

An illegal diamond dealer from Zimbabwe displays diamonds for sale in Manica, near the border with Zimbabwe, September 19, 2010. (Goran Tomasevic/Courtesy Reuters) Yesterday, Global Witness announce…

Global Witness Leaves Kimberley Process

March 13, 2023

Cybersecurity
Russia’s War Against Ukraine is Catalyzing Internet Fragmentation

After its invasion of Ukraine, concerns flared over a decoupling of Russia from the global internet. This has not materialized, but we may be witnessing the start of a more fundamental fragmentation …

The logo of Russia's state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is reflected in a laptop screen.

May 25, 2023

Cybersecurity
The Cyber Safety Review Board Should Investigate Major Historical Incidents

The U.S. Cybersecurity Review Board was established to provide a definitive history of major cyber incidents. Today it has fallen away from that mission, but there are three incidents to investigate …

The SolarWinds logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas, U.S., December 18, 2020.

January 8, 2009

North Korea
Preparing for Sudden Change in North Korea

Overview North Korea poses difficult challenges for U.S. foreign policy. It possesses nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver them, and despite some progress, it is by no means clear that the ongo…

March 29, 2012

United States
The Power of Witness: Imagery and Mass Atrocities

* coauthored with my research associate, Emma Welch Warning: This blog post contains graphic images. Last week, I was fortunate to attend a workshop at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Power of…

Memorial Srebrenica