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November 13, 2023

Human Rights
Virtual Media Briefing: International Law and the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

The Council on Foreign Relations hosts experts to discuss recent developments on the humanitarian crisis and to analyze the laws of war and human rights in Gaza. 

Play Palestinians fleeing north Gaza ride an animal-drawn cart as they move southward.

October 20, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Female Genital Mutilation Protections at Risk of Reversal in Gambia

Welcome 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 covers October 14 to October 20.

Gambian women wait to enter a polling station in the capital Banjul to vote in the presidential elections September 22, 2006.

September 13, 2023

Inequality
Who Runs the World?... Not Women

Female representation in politics leads to numerous benefits, but the vast majority of the world’s most powerful politicians are men. Using the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women’s Power Index tool …

Podcast Female legislator raises hand to participate while holding child.

July 20, 2023

Global Health Program
Reporting on Fentanyl and the Opioid Crisis

Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses policies aimed at ending the opioid crisis, challenges to stopping the flow of fentanyl across borders, and how this affects …

Play An exchange of drugs between two people.

July 10, 2023

Afghanistan
The Threat of U.S. Domestic Terrorism: A Discussion of "Stranger at the Gate"

Panelists discuss the film Stranger at the Gate and the threat of U.S. domestic terrorism, polarization, and political violence. Stranger at the Gate is an Oscar-nominated short film produced by M…

Play Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump clash with police at the  Capitol building.

May 5, 2023

Conflict Prevention
Women’s Participation in Peace Processes

Peace negotiators often overlook a proven strategy to reduce conflict and advance stability: include women.

Women’s Participation in Peace Processes