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January 20, 2015

Human Rights
The U.S.-Burma Human Rights Dialogue: Frank Criticism but No Action

Last week, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell, and a group of other U.S. officials from State, Defense,…

Sinnuyar Baekon, 25, sits in front of her hut at a refugee camp outside Sittwe, the capital city of the Rakhine state June 9, 2014. Baekon is among many Rohingya Muslims living in squalid camps in Myanmar after being displaced by religious unrest. Baekon is from Rakhine state, where her family home was burned down in religious riots that broke out in June 2012. Baekon ended up in a refugee camp, where she is still living now. Her husband left her before she gave birth to twins, and she is struggling to fee
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

April 12, 2011

Israel
Tense Calm on Israeli-Palestinian Front

Israelis and Palestinians are watching nervously to see how the tumult in the region shakes out, but with both sides using more advanced weapons technology and the peace process in the doldrums, the …

Interview by Robert Danin and Bernard Gwertzman Middle East Program

December 7, 2022

2022 in Review
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2023

As 2022 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2023.

Political cartoon depicting Uncle Sam as a large rooster protecting smaller roosters—Latin American countries—and Europe “cooped up” by the Monroe Doctrine.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 22, 2021

South Korea
A Conversation With Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong of the Republic of Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong discusses the peace process on the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s role in the Asia-Pacific and on the global front, and the ROK-U.S. comprehensive partne…

Play South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong sitting at a table during a trilateral meeting
Virtual Event by Chung Eui-yong and Fareed Zakaria

November 16, 2011

Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012 Roundup: Cain on Libya, Huntsman on Afghanistan

A water tower seen from the highway in Independence, Iowa. (Jessica Rinaldi/courtesy Reuters) Herman Cain has been in Iowa defending his halting answer on Libya earlier this week by saying that he w…

Campaign 2012 Roundup: Cain on Libya, Huntsman on Afghanistan
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge