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March 24, 2023

United States
Women This Week: Women in the United States Are Losing Access to Reproductive Health Services

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 March 18 to March 24. 

A pack of Mifeprex pills, used to terminate early pregnancies, is displayed in this picture illustration taken May 11, 2022.
Blog Post by Noël James and Caroline Kapp Women Around the World

November 26, 2018

India
A Decade On, Will There Ever Be Justice for the Mumbai Attacks?

Ten years ago today, terrorists laid siege to Mumbai over a period of three days. Images of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in flames shocked the world, but terrorists also attacked the Oberoi Hote…

A policeman pays his respects at a memorial to mark the tenth anniversary of the November 26, 2008 attacks, in Mumbai, India, November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

August 11, 2017

Middle East and North Africa
Weekend Reading: The Independence of Iraqi Kurds, China in the Middle East, and Tunisia’s Forgotten Palaces

Reading selections for the weekend of August 11, 2017.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

March 26, 2019

Mozambique
More Support Needed for Recovery Efforts for Cyclone Idai in Southeastern Africa

Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe this month and dissipated last week. Recovery in the affected countries is starting, but there is still a long way to go. The UN is involved. The death toll continues to mount. As of March 24, according to media, it was 446 in Mozambique, 259 in Zimbabwe and at least 56 in Malawi. Local authorities caution that it is likely to go much higher.

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 10, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Marriage Equality Becomes Law in Chile

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 4 to December 10. 

Chile's government palace is illuminated with the LGBT flag colours after the Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill in Santiago, Chile, December 7, 2021.
Blog Post by Haydn Welch Women Around the World