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January 29, 2016

Israel
Cyber Week in Review: January 29, 2016

Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed: 1. Press speculation gives misleading account of attack on Israel Electric Authority. Israel’s E…

Lightning strikes over a power station during a storm in the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 28, 2015. Reports this week that the Israeli power grid had been hacked turned out to be false. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)

April 3, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: California Reduces Projected Rail Costs by $30 Billion

California leaders unveiled a revised plan for the high speed train to link San Francisco and Los Angeles (WSJ), with service to begin in 2028. The new plan trims projected costs down $30 billion t…

Canada’s Bombardier Inc. previews a new train for the Swiss Federal Railways (Bombardier Inc/Courtesy Reuters).

January 24, 2017

Asia
Landmarks in the Global Movement for Women’s Rights: A Timeline

This blog post was co-authored with Anne Connell. On January 21, 2017, the Women’s March on Washington, DC, drew a record-breaking public display of support for women’s rights and civil rights in …

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January 17, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: House GOP to Vote on Debt Ceiling Hike

Debt and Deficits House GOP to Vote on Debt Ceiling Hike House Republicans are set to open the second session of Congress this week by voting on a resolution disapproving of the president's propose…

November 18, 2014

United States
TWE Remembers: Nikita Khrushchev’s Visit to the United States

In a post I wrote earlier this month about the best Cold War memoirs, I noted that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was one of that era’s more blustery figures, telling the West that “we will bury yo…

Nikita Khrushchev and Eleanor Roosevelt