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October 15, 2021

Europe

Brexit: The Future of Northern Ireland and Scotland

Panelists discuss the ongoing challenges in the post-Brexit process, the prospects that Northern Ireland and Scotland could leave the United Kingdom via referendums, and the possible implications for…

The European Union flag and the United Kingdom Flag

Virtual Event by Sam McBride, Nicola McEwen, John Sawers, and Meghan L. O'Sullivan

December 9, 2020

Mali

United Kingdom Sends Troops to Mali

Boris Johnson’s government is deploying three hundred British troops to the UN peacekeeping force MINUSMA in Mali. They will join some fourteen thousand other troops from fifty-six countries. The Bri…

A group of UN peacekeepers standing at attention as they prepare to begin a mission in Mali in 2013. All are wearing blue UN berets. One man wearing desert fatigues stands in the front, with a group of soldiers wearing darker camouflage standing behind him.

Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

October 7, 2010

Sudan

Sudan’s Fractured Internal Politics

Experts say instability in south Sudan should be looked at in tandem with the crisis in Darfur, and some call for addressing Sudan’s problems in a more unified way to help forestall an escalation of …

Backgrounder by Toni Johnson and Stephanie Hanson

November 9, 2023

Economics

Virtual Media Briefing: Previewing APEC and the Biden-Xi Meeting

A sign advertising the upcoming APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit in see as the city prepares to host leaders from the Asia-Pacific region in San Francisco, California

Virtual Event by Matthew P. Goodman, Ian Johnson, Joshua Kurlantzick, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, and Michael Froman Media Briefings

September 25, 2020

European Union

The Latest on Brexit Negotiations

Panelists discuss the recent friction between the United Kingdom and European Union in the run up to the withdrawal negotiation period deadline, including the status of negotiations, the future of th…