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July 7, 2011

Sudan
South Sudan’s Challenge to Africa’s Colonial Borders

South Sudan’s independence July 9 could encourage secession efforts elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, but elites in those countries will likely stymie those attempts at challenging colonial borders, a…

July 23, 2018

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Empowering Entrepreneurs

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 July 14 to July 20, was compiled with sup…

Fofanan Man, a 59-year-old businesswoman, poses for a photograph in front of textiles in her shop in Bouake, Ivory Coast.

April 24, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NATO: Seventy-Five Years Later

This year NATO celebrates seventy-five years of collective defense, expanding from twelve founding members in 1949 to thirty-two today.  Panelists discuss the evolution of NATO as it has sought to…

Play A color guard from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carries the NATO flag at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia and two other soldiers stand on either side.

May 16, 2014

Italy
Political Dialogue and Institutional Reform Needed to Resolve the Crisis in Ukraine

With Italy preparing to assume the presidency of the European Union in July, Italian foreign minister Federica Mogherini joins Lally Weymouth of the Washington Post to discuss current Italian diploma…

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May 16, 2014

Italy
Political Dialogue and Institutional Reform Needed to Resolve the Crisis in Ukraine

With Italy preparing to assume the presidency of the European Union in July, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini joins Lally Weymouth of the Washington Post to discuss current Italian diploma…

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October 26, 2023

Israel
What to Know About the Arab Citizens of Israel

Arabs represent one-fifth of Israel’s population. Systemic discrimination, outbreaks of communal violence, and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict continue to strain their ties with Israel’s Jew…

Arab citizens of Israel stand near demolished houses in the northern city of Qalansawe in January 2017.

August 29, 2023

China
The President’s Inbox Recap: China’s Nuclear Forces

China continues to expand its nuclear arsenal.

Two Chinese soldiers stand in front of four military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles.