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July 9, 2024

Denmark
A Conversation With Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark discusses transatlantic cooperation, Russia's war in Ukraine, and her priorities for the NATO Summit in Washington.  

Play Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks on stage during a news conference.
Virtual Event by Mette Frederiksen and Linda Robinson

July 9, 2024

Japan
Tokyo Voters Make Their Choice

As the world watched critical national elections in the UK and France last week, Tokyoites prepared to vote for their governor.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike set to win re-election in Tokyo governor election
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

August 7, 2024

Election 2024
Meet Tim Walz, Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate

The Minnesota governor is Kamala Harris’s choice to be her running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

Vice-Presidential nominee
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

June 27, 2024

Uganda
Darryl G. Behrman Lecture: Screening and Discussion of “Bobi Wine: The People's President”

The Oscar and BAFTA-nominated Bobi Wine: The People’s President, is set during Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, where music star, activist, and opposition leader Bobi Wine, together with his wife…

Play Ugandan musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi otherwise known as Bobi Wine arrives at the news conference at his home in Kasangati, Kampala, Uganda.
Event by Moses Bwayo, Michelle Gavin, Bobi Wine, and Richard Stengel Africa Program

July 25, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: UN Reports on Sexual Violence and Other Crimes Against Sudanese Refugees

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 covers July 20 to July 26.

A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan.
Blog Post by Noël James and Imaan Mirza Women Around the World

June 4, 2024

United States
Seeking Protection: How the U.S. Asylum Process Works

Record numbers of migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border are challenging the Joe Biden administration’s attempts to restore asylum protections. Here’s how the asylum process works.

U.S. Border Patrol processes migrants seeking asylum in Yuma, Arizona.
Backgrounder by Diana Roy Renewing America

March 27, 2024

Palestinian Territories
The UN’s Palestinian Aid Controversy: What’s at Stake

The leading UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees is engulfed in allegations that twelve of its employees were involved in the Hamas attacks on southern Israel. The agency faces severe funding cutba…

In Brief by Christina Bouri

July 30, 2024

Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?

Military experience gained fighting in Syria’s civil war and generous support from Iran have made the Shiite militant group a formidable foe for Israel. But at the same time, its political clout amon…

A man bearing a Hezbollah flag leads ranks of militants through Beirut’s southern suburb.
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson

July 22, 2024

Election 2024
Meet Kamala Harris, Democratic Presidential Candidate

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeking the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination in the wake of Joe Biden's exit from the race.

Kamala HarrisI
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

May 22, 2024

International Criminal Court
The Role of the ICC

The International Criminal Court was created to bring justice to the world’s worst war criminals, but debate over the court still rages.

Judges are pictured in the courtroom during the trial of Bosco Ntaganda at the International Criminal Court.
Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo