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January 14, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
Freedom in the World 2011

Tunisians shout slogans as they demonstrate against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis on January 14, 2011 (STR New/Courtesy Reuters) Freedom in the world is declining. Given Hillar…

Freedom in the World 2011

May 21, 2015

Health
The Health of Nations: The WHO’s Moment of Truth

Coauthored with Daniel Chardell, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underscor…

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February 9, 2016

China
Where Are All the Women in China’s Anticorruption Campaign?

Rachel Brown is a research associate in Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. A glance through ChinaFile’s recently released visualization of individuals investigated in China’s ongoing …

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April 12, 2012

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Syria’s Cease-fire, Iran’s Negotiations, and Egypt’s New Presidential Candidate

Significant Middle East Developments Syria. An uneasy UN-brokered ceasefire went into effect at dawn in Syria this morning. Activists report relative quiet throughout the country though Syrian force…

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January 20, 2011

China
Hu and Obama: What Did It All Mean?

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at the conclusion of their joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, January 19, 2011. (Jim Youn…

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at the conclusion of their joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, January 19, 2011.