November 1, 2019
ColombiaWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering October 25 to November 1, was compiled by…
November 1, 2019
IrelandIreland's tax authorities have made the job of Ireland's statistical authorities almost impossible. The distortions in the Irish data are now so big that the impact the data for the entire euro are…
October 30, 2019
IraqIraq’s struggling economy and government corruption sparked the protests, in which hundreds have died. The governing elite appears shaky, and the stability of the country is at stake.
October 29, 2019
GlobalA growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights, but opposition remains strong in many countries.
October 24, 2019
South AfricaOn October 23, Mmusi Maimane resigned as the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). His resignation was preceded by that of the DA mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba on October 21, and immediately followed by that of the party’s federal chairperson, Athol Trollip.
December 15, 2009
ChinaTwo good new articles--Evan Osnos in the New Yorker and Shai Oster in Wall Street Journal-- address the question of China’s innovative capabilities in green technologies. Both come out at about the s…
October 18, 2019
CanadaCanada’s federal election poses a stiff test for the governing Liberal Party, with implications for its global role on issues such as climate change.
October 5, 2017
NigerCorrection: After this blog was originally posted, it was confirmed that four, not three, Green Berets were killed in western Niger. The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that t…
October 9, 2019
TaiwanBased on the profits and losses disclosed by Taiwan’s central bank, it appears that its true FX exposures exceed its disclosed foreign exchange reserves by USD 130bn, and perhaps by as much as USD 20…
October 7, 2019
SyriaPresident Donald J. Trump’s announcement of a troop withdrawal in northern Syria ahead of a Turkish invasion could revive the Islamic State and the Syrian civil war, and signal the end of U.S. influe…