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April 3, 2024
Middle East and North Africa
The President’s Inbox Recap: The War in Gaza
Sunday marks the six-month anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel.
May 2, 2003
Iraq
Pollack: The Jury’s Still Out on Whether Iraq Had Unconventional Weapons
Kenneth M. Pollack, the former CIA and National Security Council expert on Iraq who was a leading advocate of forcing Iraq to disarm, says that even though no weapons of mass destruction have been f…
October 17, 2005
Iraq
Pollack: Iraqi Constitutional Vote Leaves Key Security Questions Unresolved
Kenneth M. Pollack, a former CIA and National Security Council expert on Iraq, who was a leading advocate of the forceful overthrow of Saddam Hussein, says that the just-concluded constitutional refe…
September 10, 2019
United States
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Mark Carney
Mark Carney discusses monetary policy and the challenges facing the Bank of England. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and …
March 22, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Are Americans Turning Isolationist?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Much like talk of Mark Twain’s death, claims that Americans are turning their back on the world are…
February 19, 2020
Nigeria
Nigeria Making Its Mark on the English Language
In its February update, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) includes numerous new words of Nigerian origin. Many of the words relate to food preparation, urban transportation, the shortening of conventional English words, and the incorporation of words from indigenous languages. For example, ‘mama put’ refers to female food venders, ‘okada’ are passenger-carrying motorcycles, ‘guber’ refers to gubernatorial, and ‘danfo’ is the Yoruba work for urban minibuses.
