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November 6, 2014

China
The Influence of the Chinese Internet

The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released its 2014 statistical report on Internet development in China, and here are some of the highlights: Numbers have risen across the boa…

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founder Jack Ma greets traders at the New York Stock Exchange as he celebrates the company's initial public offering (IPO) under the ticker "BABA", in New York on September 19, 2014. (Lucas Jackson/Courtesy Reuters)

March 19, 2012

Cuba
Cuba: Another View

The views of my CFR colleague Julia Sweig on Cuba appear in an interview posted on our web site here under the title “The Frozen US-Cuba Relationship.” Ms. Sweig sees massive changes occurring in Cu…

December 27, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Boko Haram Christmas Bombings

A car burns at the scene of a bomb explosion at St. Theresa Catholic Church at Madalla, Suleja, just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, December 25, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters)   While I…

Boko Haram Christmas Bombings

February 14, 2013

Defense and Security
The World Next Week: Italy Votes, NATO Defense Ministers Meet, and the UN Security Council Discusses North Korea

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed Italy’s upcoming elections, the NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels, and the UN Security Council discussion on North Korea. [au…

A woman walks past election posters in Rome (Tony Gentile/Courtesy Reuters).

November 6, 2014

United States
Ten Cold War Films Worth Watching

The Cold War has provided the grist for rich histories, enlightening memoirs, and terrific novels. It has also provided source material for some great movies. Here in alphabetical order are my ten fa…

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