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December 9, 2024

Women and Women's Rights
Women’s Power Index

Find out where women around the world wield political power—and why it matters.

Interactive by Linda Robinson and Noël James Women and Foreign Policy Program

October 17, 2024

Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…

Gun-toting Hamas militants ride a vehicle amid a massive crowd of the group's supporters
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson

November 8, 2024

Election 2024
Kamala Harris and the Glass Cliff

An initial analysis of the factors that led to the Democrats’ defeat in the 2024 election 

Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds the audience as she attends to deliver remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.
Blog Post by Linda Robinson Women Around the World

October 2, 2024

Israel
One Year After the October 7 Attacks: The Impact on Four Fronts

The turbulent year since Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel draws to a close, marked by a sharp escalation in conflict between Israel and Iran and its proxies. Four CFR experts assess the changes since …

Article by Elliott Abrams, Linda Robinson, Ray Takeyh, and Steven A. Cook Europe Program

November 1, 2024

Georgia
Women This Week: President Salome Zourabichvili Leads Protest Against Pro-Russia Ruling Party 

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 26 to November 1.

Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili addresses participants of a rally organized by supporters of opposition parties to protest against the result of a recent parliamentary election won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Blog Post by Linda Robinson and Noël James Women Around the World

May 28, 2024

Palestinian Territories
Who Governs the Palestinians?

Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group Hamas, a…

Palestinians wave their national flag as they rally beneath images of President Mahmoud Abbas and his predecessor, Yasser Arafat
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson

November 18, 2024

Daily News Brief
Biden Approves Kyiv’s Use of U.S.-Provided Missiles to Strike Inside Russia, and Other Headlines of the Day

The Daily News Brief

Article by CFR.org Editors

October 10, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Taking Stock on the International Day of the Girl Child

Colombia, Sweden, and the United Nations to convene the First Global Ministerial on Ending Violence Against Children.

Sudanese girls who fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, walk beside makeshift shelters holding each other's hands in Adre, Chad July 29, 2023.
Blog Post by Linda Robinson and Noël James Women Around the World

October 8, 2024

Corruption
A Conversation with Agather Atuhaire, Executive Team Lead at Agora Discourse

Ugandan lawyer, journalist, digital activist, and 2024 laureate of the International Women of Courage Award describes work using the digital space to expose corruption and advocate for social justice…

US First Lady Jill Biden (R) applauds International Women of Courage award recipient Agather Atuhaire (L), journalist, attorney and social justice activst from Uganda, during the 18th Annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards Ceremony at the White House on March, 4, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Blog Post by Noël James and Linda Robinson Women Around the World

October 24, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Future of the Israel-Hamas War, With Linda Robinson

Linda Robinson, a senior fellow for women and foreign policy at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the diplomatic and political challenges triggered by Hamas’s attack on Israel.

Podcast U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Linda Robinson The President’s Inbox