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May 17, 2019

Namibia
Women This Week: #MeToo in Namibia

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 May 9 to May 16, was compiled by Rebecca …

Demonstrator hold placards during a protest after a panel of judges dismissed a sexual harassment complaint against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi in New Delhi, India, May 8, 2019.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

September 27, 2023

Climate Change
Could Climate Change Break Home Insurance?

For decades, U.S. homeowners have counted on property insurance to protect them from catastrophic loss if their homes are destroyed—and the U.S. economy has rested on the functionality of that model…

Podcast Aftermath of a home struck by a climate disaster.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Nancy Watkins, and David Marlett Why It Matters

November 28, 2023

Intelligence
Young Professionals Briefing: Pathways to Service in the Intelligence Community

Panelists discuss their distinguished careers in intelligence and offer advice to young professionals interested in or already pursuing a career in the intelligence space, as well as the challenges c…

Play US President Joe Biden (C) speaks with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid (C L), as he tours the Center's Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia.
Virtual Event by Yael Eisenstat, Rebecca U. Weiner, and Jacob Ware National Security and Defense Program

October 5, 2023

United States
Preparing for the Next Pandemic Will Require Better Global Governance, Argues New CFR Report

“The challenges to global health are numerous and multiple factors make the emergence and spread of another virulent pathogen not only possible but also probable,” warns a new Council Special Report …

News Releases

October 25, 2018

Ethiopia
A Step Forward for Women in African Politics

In a cabinet reshuffle last week, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed ten female ministers, comprising half of the all cabinet posts. Days later, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame announced that Rwanda’s new cabinet would also be gender-balanced. The Ethiopian parliament elected its first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde.

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 25, 2019

Global
Foreign Affairs May/June Issue Launch: Searching for a Strategy

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan discusses the May/June 2019 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine with contributors Daniel Drezner and Rebecca Friedman Lissner.

Play FA May June Issue Launch
Event by Daniel W. Drezner, Rebecca Friedman Lissner, and Daniel Kurtz-Phelan Foreign Affairs Issue Launch

May 31, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Electoral Gains Across the Globe

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 May 18 to May 28, was compiled by Rebecca…

Women at a polling station during the first phase of general election in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, 2019.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World