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March 28, 2024

United States
Summer Migration Uptick Likely to Inflame U.S. Politics, Plus Brazil’s Risky Bet on Soy

Migration will rise this summer, inflaming U.S. politics; Brazil’s risky bet on soy.

Migrants line up against the border wall in El Paso to surrender to immigration officials on March 25, 2024.

March 19, 2024

United States
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Crisis at the U.S. Southern Border

The U.S. immigration system needs comprehensive reform.

Five people as viewed walking to the left of the U.S. southern border.

March 4, 2024

Chad
Chad’s “Democratic” Transition

In assessing Chad’s upcoming elections, the junta’s actions should speak louder than their words.    

Delegates wait for Chad’s transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby to arrive ahead of an inauguration meeting of a coalition of parties for his candidacy for the presidential election set for May, in N'Djamena, Chad on March 2, 2024.

February 9, 2024

United States
Campaign Roundup: President Biden Criticizes Israel’s Military Operations in Gaza

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Israel’s war against Hamas is creating policy and political dilemmas for President Biden.

Biden Gaza

January 16, 2024

United States
Tough New Immigration Rules Risk Empowering the Cartels

Tight restrictions on asylum and parole will drive migration further underground, where criminal groups profit.

Migrants

January 2, 2024

Peru
The Organized Crime Threat to Latin American Democracies

Governments have learned to manage many threats, but they are failing to curb the growing power of organized crime.

Photo of Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori attending a trial as a witness in 2018

December 29, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Details From October 7 Reveal Sexual Violence

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 December 23 to December 29.

A girl helps to light a candle, as people gather for a candlelit vigil to mark the one-month anniversary of the October 7 deadly attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 7, 2023.

December 27, 2023

Southeast Asia
The Specter of Transnational Repression

A recent report by Freedom House demonstrates the widespread normalization of transnational repression.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a blue suit and teal tie while standing at a wooden podium in front of two red and white Canadian flags.

December 20, 2023

Sudan
A Tragedy of Disregard

A directionless response toward the conflict in Sudan continues to exact devastating consequences on civilians and the region.

Sudanese army soldiers patrol in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, on December 18, 2023.

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.

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