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January 8, 2021

Transition 2021
Transition 2021: A Divisive and Damaging Presidency Nears Its End

Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: The mob that stormed the Capitol Building this week highlighted how Donald Trump’s pr…

Pro-Trump protestors line the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building waving flags and hanging Trump 2020 banners.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

February 1, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
The Threat of Human Trafficking to National Security, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development

This blog post was authored by Jamille Bigio, senior fellow in the Women and Foreign Policy program, and Elena Ortiz, intern in the Women and Foreign Policy program. Despite widespread condemnatio…

Women attend a protest against human trafficking in Berlin.
Blog Post by Jamille Bigio and Elena Ortiz Women Around the World

April 30, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Representation for Afghan Women

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 April 17 to April 30.

Women in Afghanistan vote in the presidential elections in Kabul.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

August 25, 2021

Technology and Innovation
To Protect U.S. Economic and National Security, Biden Should Address Concentration in the Defense Sector

Reforming the defense sector, and exploring alternative pathways for federal investment, should be priorities for the Biden administration.

Workers can be seen on the moving line and forward fuselage assembly areas for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Lockheed Martin Corp's factory located in Fort Worth, Texas in this October 13, 2011 handout photo provided by Lockheed Martin.
Blog Post by Alex Tippett Renewing America

February 17, 2023

South Sudan
Women This Week: African Women Leaders Tackle Women’s Rights and Political Participation

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 February 11 to February 17.

Women wave South Sudan's flags during a rally in the town of Abyei ahead of the referendum October 26, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region say they will press on with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the already volatile area.
Blog Post by Caroline Kapp Women Around the World