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April 11, 2024

Israel
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts

Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military support. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny amid Israel’s monthslong war to eliminate Hamas.

U.S. and Israeli army officers talk in front a Patriot missile defense system.

March 8, 2024

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: International Women’s Day

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 2 to March 8.

Women take part in a demonstration to call for gender equality and demand an end to violence against women to mark International Women's Day in Paris, France, March 8, 2024.

November 28, 2023

Intelligence
Young Professionals Briefing: Pathways to Service in the Intelligence Community

Panelists discuss their distinguished careers in intelligence and offer advice to young professionals interested in or already pursuing a career in the intelligence space, as well as the challenges c…

Play US President Joe Biden (C) speaks with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid (C L), as he tours the Center's Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia.

December 17, 2020

2020 in Review
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.

Pakistan students

October 3, 2011

Iran
Samir Kuntar, Award Winner

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) speaks with released Lebanese prisoner Samir Kantar during a ceremony in Tehran January 29, 2009 (Courtesy REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi). Regimes, like individua…

Samir Kuntar, Award Winner

November 14, 2014

Algeria
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Informers, Algeria’s Political Complexities, and The Non-Intifada

Belal Fadl characterizes Egypt as a state-sponsored nation of informers. Anna Jacobs explores the complexities of the Algerian political system. Yael Even-Or dismisses the claim that another intifa…

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