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May 13, 2022

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: May 13, 2022

Costa Rica declares emergency after ransomware attack; U.S. sanctions cryptocurrency mixer; U.K. sanctions Russian chip makers; China aims to remove U.S. computers from government; Clearview AI stops…

Rodrigo Chaves stands in the middle of a group of Costa Rican officials with his right hand raised and left hand on a Bible.
Blog Post by Adam Segal Net Politics

May 9, 2022

Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos Jr Appears to Have Won Convincingly: Here’s What That Means for the Philippines

Marcos Jr's decisive victory would change the political landscape in the Philippines.

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in San Fernando, Pampanga province, Philippines, on April 29, 2022.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

April 21, 2022

Philippines
The Philippines’ High-Stakes Election: What to Know

The Philippines’ upcoming presidential election is likely to bring to power Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of a longtime dictator, and could spell the end of democracy in the country.

In Brief by Joshua Kurlantzick

April 15, 2022

Philippines
A Marcos Presidency Will Be Bad News for the Philippines’ Democracy

Although the actual election isn’t for another six weeks, current polling suggests Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is all but a lock to succeed Rodrigo Duterte as the Philippines’ next president. Marcos, a form…

Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on February 14, 2022.
Article by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Program

April 8, 2022

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Ketanji Brown Jackson to Become First Black Woman to Serve on Supreme Court

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 April 2 - April 8.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 22, 2022.
Blog Post by Haydn Welch Women Around the World