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January 7, 2016

Wars and Conflict
Women Around the World: This Week

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, covering from January 1 to January 8, was compiled…

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March 28, 2006

Financial Markets
Iceland: Déjà vu all over again

Currency falls sharply.Foreign banks cut credit lines. "Last week ... US investors refused to roll over loans to the country's top three banks." (FT)Local banks argue that they only thing to fear is …

December 13, 2012

Japan
Beijing’s Test of Tokyo

Early this morning, East China Sea time, China sent a small reconnaissance plane into Japanese airspace over the Senkaku Islands. Too small to register on Japan’s air defense radar, but large enough …

An airplane belonging China's state oceanic administration flies past south of the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea

December 19, 2014

Thailand
New Year’s Predictions for Southeast Asia

It’s that time of year again. Since I will be away between Christmas and the end of the year, this is the week for boldly making predictions about 2015 in Southeast Asia. At the end of 2015, just lik…

Aung San Suu Kyi

March 9, 2016

China
Is China Finally Fed Up With Kim Jong-un’s North Korea?

Theresa Lou is a research associate for the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations.  This article originally appeared in The Diplomat. What ex…

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