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June 7, 2011
Afghanistan
Education Key to Building Afghan Security Forces’ Capacity
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, head of NATO training efforts in Afghanistan, says 9 out of 10 Afghan security recruits are illiterate, and emphasizes the education role that has become a major compone…
October 12, 2023
LGBTQ+
Why Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Matter for Democracy
Attacks on LGBTQI+ people and their rights are on the rise, policymakers should pay closer attention to anti-LGBTQI+ activity as a sign of democratic backsliding and take steps to address this issue…
July 8, 2010
Germany
Merkel’s Sinking Support
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces dwindling support because of "dithering" on the euro crisis and Germans’ opposition to having troops in Afghanistan, says Germany expert William Drozdiak.
October 20, 2023
Monetary Policy
What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its …
October 15, 2007
Technology and Innovation
Video Highlight: The Legacy of Sputnik
Matthew Brzezinski, an author and former Wall Street Journal Moscow correspondent, and Roger D. Lanius, a space historian at the Smithsonian Institute, discuss the legacy of Sputnik fifty years after…
March 3, 2022
United States
Stagflation: Real Threat or Imagined?
While the U.S. is unlikely to see a repeat of the “Stagflation” of 1965-1982, it is still helpful to understand both the similarities and differences from that period as the country faces stubbornly …
December 9, 2020
Ireland
Arthur Ross Book Award: “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland”
Gideon Rose celebrates the winners of this year’s Arthur Ross Book Award: Patrick Radden Keefe, George Packer, and William Dalrymple. The program will include an award ceremony and a conversation wit…
