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December 31, 2010

United States
TWE Remembers: George C. Marshall

When I taught “American Foreign Policy” (30:061) at the University of Iowa (Go Hawkeyes!) students would occasionally ask me which American policymaker I most admired.  I never knew whether the quest…

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December 12, 2023

Indo-Pacific
How Washington’s Budget Fights Are Affecting Three Critical Pacific Island States

Washington is in the process of concluding new agreements with the three Freely Associated States (FAS): the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of …

Pacific Island leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden stand outside the White House on a red carpet with national flags behind them.

April 9, 2012

Turkey
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Meet General Kenan Evren

Last Wednesday was a big day in Turkey. General Kenan Evren, the leader of the September 12, 1980 coup d’etat, was charged in an Ankara courtroom with “acts against the forces of the state” during th…

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January 18, 2024

Nigeria
Acts of Privation

Feeling stuck and unheeded, young Nigerians are increasingly resorting to all manner of desperate measures.

A man looks on from the doorway of his home in Lagos, Nigeria.

December 28, 2023

United States
Remembering Ten Americans Who Died in 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, here are ten Americans we lost this year who made a mark in foreign policy. 

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February 2, 2024

Political History and Theory
The President’s Inbox Recap: Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War

The post-World War II era would have looked very different had Henry Wallace become president.

Henry Wallace as viewed sitting at a desk holding a stack of papers.

March 3, 2023

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: March 3, 2023

Biden administration releases cyber strategy; Chinese government issues new digital plan; ransomware attack hits U.S. Marshals Service; U.S. and allies host semiconductor meeting; Australia establish…

Chinese leaders and delegates attend the closing session of the National People's Congress sit facing the stage, with the camera oriented behind them.