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December 21, 2020

Local and Traditional Leadership
Release of Nigerian School Boys: Questions and Hypotheses

The freeing of perhaps 344 boys kidnapped from a boarding school at Kankara in Katsina state is unalloyed good news. An attempt to kidnap another eighty school children, at Dandume in the same state a few days later on December 19, was foiled.

A group of Nigerian schoolboys are seen walking in a line, barefoot, after being freed following a kidnapping.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 29, 2022

2022 in Review
Five Good Foreign Policy News Stories in 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, here are five positive stories on the foreign policy front that happened in the past year. 

Tourists as seen waiting in line for the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

April 12, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The United States Is Facing a Second China Shock

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: China’s effort to solve its economic woes by doubling down on exports is creating a policy challeng…

Chinese Imports
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

December 14, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Release of the Finance Minister’s Mother: Good News From Nigeria

Kamene Okonjo was released early on Friday, December 14. Eighty-two years of age, she is the mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Few details are available concerning the exact c…

Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during a media briefing in Pretoria 23/03/2012.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

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.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

April 1, 2014

Israel
Should Pollard Be Released?

 I’m one of the many people, including former officials like George Shultz, who think Jonathan Pollard should be released. Given the nature of his crime, 30 years is enough or more than enough. Yet …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

December 31, 2020

2020 in Review
Ten Good Foreign Policy News Stories in 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, here are ten positive stories on the foreign policy front that happened in the past year. 

Margaret Kennan is pushed in a wheelchair down a hallway lined with applauding hospital staff.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge