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December 1, 2016

Economics
New Tools Increase Women’s Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

This post is co-authored by Becky Allen, a research associate in the Women and Foreign Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Nigeria has been identified as one of eleven emerging eco…

Women arrange produce for sale at a roadside market in Ojodu district in Lagos

July 31, 2018

Peacekeeping
Tool of Peace and War: Save the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute

The U.S. military is currently at war with itself, and a casualty may be a valuable Army institution that protects not only U.S. interests, but also the lives of U.S. service members.

U.S. service members take part in a helicopter Medevac exercise.

April 1, 2024

China
Is a TikTok Ban Coming?

American lawmakers look increasingly willing to ban the popular app TikTok due to its parent company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

TikTok CEO wears a black suit and while seated.

August 20, 2012

Oceans and Seas
Sea Change: A New Tool for Measuring Ocean Health

I spent late July alongside the Bay of Fundy, marveling at the world’s most spectacular tides. But the power of the sea can be misleading. The world’s oceans may look omnipotent, but they are all too…

A fisherman is seen near a rubbish dump on the Sidon seafront in south Lebanon

April 24, 2012

Wars and Conflict
New Tools to Prevent Atrocities: Beyond Syria

No U.S. President, with the possible exception of Bill Clinton, has devoted as much attention as Barack Obama to preventing mass atrocities and ensuring that their perpetrators are held accountable. …

A survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime Hem Sakou stands in front of portraits of victims at the Tuol Sleng (S-21) genocide museum in Phnom Penh

April 10, 2024

Myanmar
Myanmar’s Military is Facing Defeat Amid Civil War

Myanmar’s military faced a significant loss in the town of Myawaddy, bordering Thailand, this week.

Soldiers stand in a ditch wearing fatigues