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October 27, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Sexual Assault Increasing Among Displaced Women in the Congo

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 21 to October 27.

Internally displaced Congolese Muslim women attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in the Munigi camp site near Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, April 21, 2023.

September 14, 2023

Iran
Remembering Mahsa Amini: Women Journalists Advancing Women, Peace & Security Principles

A look at the role of journalists, especially female journalists, and the mission of Women, Peace, and Security a year after Mahsa Amini's death.

A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran September 18, 2022.

June 13, 2019

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: June 14, 2019

This week: POTUS muddies the water on Huawei; G20 taxes big tech; Bolton and offensive cyber; Zuckerberg deepfake; and China disrupts Telegram

People attend a rally in support of demonstrators protesting against proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China, June 14, 2019.

October 17, 2011

Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: The Battle of Saratoga

  What is the most pivotal day in American history? July 4, 1776? July 3, 1863? December 7, 1941? September 11, 2001? All are good choices to be sure. But my money is on October 17, 1777. That’s t…

Battle of Saratoga

September 23, 2015

Climate Change
The UN Sustainable Development Goals: An Opportunity for Niche Diplomacy by Middle-Power Korea

Brendan Howe is a professor at Ewha Womans University’s Graduate School of International Studies. From September 25 to 27, South Korean President Park Geun-hye will be attending the United Nations (…

Park Geun-hye UN United Nations Middle Power Development Sustainable Green Summit

September 19, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Under Fire and the Ghost of Biafra

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the minister of finance in Goodluck Jonathan’s government, is widely respected by the international economic community. A veteran of the World Bank, she served as finance ministe…

Africa - Ngosi Okonjo-Iweala (1)