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January 28, 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo
The Fall of Goma

As civilians in Goma once again flee chaos, leaders fail to take responsibility for the crisis. 

Members of the M23 armed group walk through a street of the Keshero neighborhood in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo on January 27, 2025.

February 7, 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo
War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of today’s violence can be traced back to old problems. 

Armed soldiers stand in front of a packed crowd of civilians in front of a building in DRC.

March 29, 2024

United States
Joseph Lieberman, R.I.P.

The late Sen. Joseph Lieberman was a model of how public life should be conducted, and an important figure in American Jewish history.

February 20, 2024

China
The American Century: A Conversation With Joseph Nye

Joseph Nye discusses U.S. primacy on the global stage since World War II, crucial challenges the country has faced, the changing nature of American hard and soft power today, and whether China's rise…

Play Joseph Nye, former Dean of Harvard Kennedy School engages in a discourse.

August 15, 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kabila Will Not Stand in Elections, but Will Congo Really Change?

After keeping his own citizens and the international community in suspense for over two years past the end of his mandate in 2016, President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo anno…

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February 4, 2025

Trade
Tariffs on Trading Partners: Can the President Actually Do That?

Though Congress holds power over regulating commerce with foreign nations, it has incrementally delegated significant authority to the president, giving him broad discretion to take trade actions.   …

Shipping containers at the Long Beach Containers Terminal in Long Beach, California, U.S., February 9, 2023.

November 7, 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo
Fears of a Constitutional Coup in Democratic Republic of Congo

Attempts to change the constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo only exacerbate existing citizen distrust in government. 

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi waves as he arrives to be sworn in for a second term as a president during the inauguration ceremony in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on January 20, 2024.

November 18, 2016

International Organizations
Kabila’s Repression: A Consequence of UN Inaction

Susanna Kalaris an intern in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. As Americans flocked to polling stations on November 8, United Nations peacekeepers in the Democr…

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