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August 21, 2024

United States
Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Political Conventions

Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within…

Delegates cheer on the floor of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.

August 20, 2024

Human Trafficking
Shadi Kourosh: Medical Community Efforts to Identify and Combat Human Trafficking

A Conversation with Dr. Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH, Director of Community Health at the Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School.

A gang member and inmate plays with his son, who is being carried by his partner, in a prison in Quetzaltepeque, on the outskirts of San Salvador June 16, 2012.

August 16, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The Democratic National Convention Begins on Monday

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Democrats gather in Chicago next week optimistic about their chances in November. 

Democratic National Convention

August 15, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: August 15, 2024

Trump campaign hacked; Huawei introduces new microchip; FBI takes down ransomware group; UN committee passes cybercrime treaty; Indian government withdraws broadcast bill.

Supporters of Samajwadi Party, a regional political party, shout slogans as they celebrate on the day of the general election results, in Lucknow, India on June 4, 2024

August 14, 2024

China
China’s Imaginary Trade Data

China has a new way of calculating its good surplus in its formal balance of payments data. It is a deeply misleading. It also explains the apparent fall in the current account account surplus.

China’s Imaginary Trade Data

August 13, 2024

Economics
What to Do About the Liquidity Difficulties in Low-Income Countries

The IMF, while recognizing the liquidity challenges sure to be faced by several indebted countries in the coming years, needs to offer a solution that both widens its scope and deepens its analysis.

What to Do About the Liquidity Difficulties in Low-Income Countries

August 12, 2024

Nigeria
A Loud Silence

Pentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.

People join a third day of anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria on August 3, 2024.

August 9, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Where the Presidential Race Stands Three Months Before Election Day

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: The 2024 election continues to be a tight race where policy issues are taking a back seat to person…

Poll Worker Voting Stickers

August 9, 2024

Venezuela
In Venezuela, the Latin American Left Will Show Us What it Really Stands For

The presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico must constrain Maduro to negotiate—for their own good.

Photo of Colombian President Gustavo Petro on a call with his counterparts in Brazil and Mexico.

August 8, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa and the Gulf Are Growing Closer. Will It Increase Global Tensions?

The Gulf states are angling for closer ties with African countries, and the feeling is mutual. But critics say differences over governance values, labor rights, and ongoing conflicts could stoke tens…