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June 5, 2019
Diplomacy and International Institutions
The NBA's New Africa League Builds on Strong Foundation
In February, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that it would set up a twelve-team-league, Basketball Africa. Slated to begin in 2020, it would be the first time that the NBA helped operate a league outside of the United States and Canada. The league would be in partnership with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and would build on FIBA’s Africa League.
January 9, 2018
Somaliland
Somaliland Peacefully Elects and Swears In Another President
Recognition is on top of the agenda for the de facto independent state of Somaliland's new president, Muse Bihi Abdi. He is the third peacefully elected president since 2003.
March 7, 2006
Russia
U.S. Policy Toward Russia
12:15–1:00 p.m. Lunch1:00–2:00 p.m. MeetingThis meeting is based on a new Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force Report.
July 30, 2020
United States
TWE Remembers: Vice Presidents on Being Vice President
Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will announce his choice for his vice presidential nominee next week. That has spurred one last burst in the qu…
March 8, 2019
Nigeria
Nigeria's Laws Hold Women Back, and the Economy Suffers
According to the CFR Women and Foreign Policy Program’s new digital report, Growing Economies Through Gender Parity, Nigeria's GDP could grow by 23 percent—or $229 billion—by 2025 if women participated in the economy to the same extent as men. As President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo begin to think about how to improve the economy over their second term, eliminating legal barriers to women’s economic participation is a good place to start.
