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August 11, 2023

Mali
UN Reports Sexual Violence in Mali; Russian Wagner Group Implicated

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 August 5 to August 11.

Women and children are pictured during an assistance operation to nomade families during the regional anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane in Tin Hama, Mali, October 19, 2017.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

June 9, 2017

Asia
Chinese Activists, THAAD Halt, SoftBank’s Robots, and More

Rachel Brown, Ashley Feng, Douglas Mo, and Gabriel Walker look at the top stories in Asia this week.

Hua-Chunying
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

December 28, 2023

United States
Remembering Ten Americans Who Died in 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, here are ten Americans we lost this year who made a mark in foreign policy. 

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

January 6, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Balzac and Nigeria’s Boko Haram

This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…

Balzac
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 23, 2020

United Kingdom
Who Should Benefit From Private American and British Reparations for Slavery?

The movement against anti-black racism has made reparations an important element of the conversation on race relations, both in the United States and in Europe. Those who suffered should benefit from reparations, including those in post-colonial states.

A man wearing a bike helmet and holding his bike takes pictures with his phone of the pedestal that formerly held a statue of Edward Colston. In the background is the structure on which the statue was held, with bronze statues and with a black lives matter sign visible.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 17, 2009

Malaysia
Party Like It’s 1999

Looking at Malaysia these days from 20,000 feet, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s 1999, and not 2009. The prime minister, a longtime power player in the ruling coalition, fights for his life a…

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

December 30, 2019

Global
Ten American Foreign Policy Notables Who Died in 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year. 

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