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October 31, 2023

United States
Meet Dean Phillips, Democratic Presidential Candidate

The U.S. congressman from Minnesota is a candidate for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination.

Phillips

June 14, 2022

Technology and Innovation
The Future of the Quad’s Technology Cooperation Hangs in the Balance

The United States is a major collaborator on artificial intelligence (AI) research with other members of the Quad, but, according to a new report, research collaboration on AI between the other membe…

The four leaders of the quad stand in front of a wood background with the flags of all four countries behind them.

February 13, 2014

Regional Organizations
John Kerry’s Visit to Jakarta

At the end of his current trip to Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry will be stopping in Jakarta and meeting with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Le Luong Minh. Alth…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he arrives for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit official dinner in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 7, 2013. (Pool New/Courtesy Reuters)

March 6, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
What Can the United States Do About Failing States?

Around one billion people live in fragile or failing states. Yet no Washington administration has developed a strategy for helping such states address the causes of their fragility. Instead, most adm…

A child stands in pouring rain in the slum of Susan's Bay in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, August 22, 2012.

December 6, 2012

China
South China Sea: Going to Get Worse Before It (Might) Gets Better

This week’s latest South China Sea incident, in which a Chinese fishing boat cut a Vietnamese seismic cable —at least according to Hanoi— is a reminder that, despite the South China Sea dominating ne…

A Chinese national flag is seen on a boat at a fishing village in Tanmen town, Hainan province, next to the South China Sea.