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May 8, 2017

Nigeria
Chibok Release and Boko Haram’s Strategy

Boko Haram’s release of eighty-two girls to the Nigerian government appears to be part of its strategy to maximize the value of the Chibok kidnapping victims. According to The Guardian, Boko Haram su…

President Muhammadu Buhari sits with eighty-two freed Chibok girls.
Blog Post Africa in Transition

March 25, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Gambia Moves to Reverse Ban on Female Genital Mutilation

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 16 to March 22.

Gambians protest against a bill aimed at decriminalizing female genital mutilation as parliament debates the bill in Banjul, Gambia March, 18, 2024.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

June 15, 2020

Cybersecurity
Some News Is Good News: The Counterintuitive Effects of Data Breaches

Corporate data breaches have risen over the past fifteen years, with spectacular mega-breaches increasingly frequent and common. However, businesses are not always making the necessary cybersecurity …

Equifax Interim CEO Paulino Barros (L), former Equifax CEO Richard Smith (C) and former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer testify before a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

October 29, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Biden Administration Releases New Strategy on Gender Equality

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 October 23 to October 29. 

Jennifer Klein, co-chair of the White House Gender Policy Council, speaks to the media at the White House daily press briefing.
Blog Post by Haydn Welch Women Around the World

November 7, 2018

India
Good News and Not-So-Great News: This Week in Economic Ties With India

Earlier this week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that India, along with seven other countries, would receive an exemption from the newly-imposed U.S. sanctions on oil imports from Iran. Thi…

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

March 15, 2024

Demonstrations and Protests
Women This Week: Thousands of Women Gather Despite Protest Ban in Turkey

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 9 to March 15.

A demonstrator shouts slogans as they gather near Taksim Square to mark International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2024.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World