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June 15, 2020

Philippines
Maria Ressa’s Verdict: A Capstone for the Collapse of Press Freedom in Southeast Asia

Yesterday (U.S. time), editor Maria Ressa, one of the most prominent journalists in the Philippines, and indeed in the world—she was selected as one of Time’s people of the year in 2018 and featured …

Maria Ressa in a white mask surrounded by reporters
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

February 9, 2024

Colombia
Complications in Colombia’s AG Selection, Plus Milei’s Electoral Reform Failure and El Salvador’s Opposition Collapses

Colombia’s process to select a new attorney general is not going smoothly; electoral reform an early failure in omnibus fiasco; and the collapse of El Salvador’s opposition is bad news for Bukele

Photo of Petro supporters protesting outside of Colombia's supreme court
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America Studies Program

September 22, 2008

Argentina
A Conversation with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER: (In progress) -- of the fall of the twin towers, 9/11 became a milestone which may well vie with the Berlin Wall, which is something we'll leave up to hist…

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Event by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Richard Haass

March 14, 2024

Russia
Russia’s Gloomy ‘Elections’, U.S. Budget Divisions, Elton John-Bernie Taupin Awarded, and More

Russia holds its presidential election with the Kremlin aiming to orchestrate a sweeping endorsement of President Vladimir Putin; the U.S. Congress continues its partisan battles over the 2024 budget…

Podcast People walk past a cardboard cut-out of President Vladimir Putin displayed in a souvenir shop ahead of the upcoming elections for the President of Russia on March 14, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

October 18, 2011

Elections and Voting
GOP Presidential Candidates Debate in Vegas

Republican presidential hopefuls and debate moderators gather for a debate in Hanover, New Hampshire on October 11, 2011. (Adam Hunger/courtesy Reuters) The GOP presidential candidates gather at the…

Republican presidential hopefuls (L-R) former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Bloomberg reporter Julianna Goldman, businessman Herman Cain, Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, host Charlie Rose, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former Pennslyvania Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich (R-GA) gather prior to participatin in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire October 11, 2011. REUTERS/Adam Hunger
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

December 17, 2018

Southeast Asia
2018 in Review: Press Freedom Under Assault in Southeast Asia—Maria Ressa and More

2018 was a brutal year, in many ways, for civil society activists, rights advocates, and democratic politicians throughout Southeast Asia. Cambodia’s government transformed from an autocratic regime …

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Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound