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June 3, 2016

China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of June 3, 2016

Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Theresa Lou, Gabriella Meltzer, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. China releases ambitious plan to clean up polluted soil. In 2014, the …

China Soil Pollution
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

July 12, 2007

Economics
In memorium: Velma Setser

My grandmother passed away earlier this week, after a long and healthy life.  I’ll resume posting on economic and financial issues on Monday. My grandmother lived to be 95 – and had the good fortune …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

August 28, 2015

Americas
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Tackling Corruption in Guatemala, Snap Elections, and AGOA’s Challenges

CFR’s Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy (CSMD) Program highlights noteworthy events and articles each Friday in “This Week in Markets and Democracy.”  International Anticorruption Efforts Seem…

Workers stand on top of bags of sugar at the Mumias sugar factory in western Kenya February 24, 2015. In the sugar cane fields of western Kenya, farmers complain that falling prices mean they can barely make ends meet. Yet rival African producers can still offer cheaper supplies. With much of the production coming from small rain-fed plots rather than large irrigated plantations, costs are much higher than Kenya's competitors (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya).
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Development Channel

April 15, 2016

Wars and Conflict
Women Around the World: This Week

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 April 7 to April 15, was compiled with su…

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Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

July 19, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Who Owns the Land in South Africa?

At the just-concluded African National Congress (ANC) policy conference, the issue of land reform surfaced – but did not really go anywhere. There was a call for “review” of the principle of “willing…

Farm workers are seen at a farm in Eikeihof outside Johannesburg September 30, 2008.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition