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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

August 12, 2024

Norway
Norway: From Mediator to Persecutor of Israel

Norway has abandoned its longstanding neutrality and mediation efforts between Israel and the Palestinians, and instead joined Israel's harshest critics.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

October 21, 2019

Civil Society
Should There Be a "Right to Assist" Campaigns of Civil Resistance?

A "Right to Assist" could help prevent violent conflict and ease democratic transitions. But several important questions remain unanswered. 

Anti-government protesters gather at the start of a protest march in Hong Kong's tourism district of Tsim Sha Tsui, China.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

November 8, 2021

Sudan
Sudan’s Coup Leaders Continue to Hold the Country Hostage

Sudan’s military leaders have met widespread popular resistance and significant international pressure since setting in motion a military coup on October 25 that dissolved the transitional government and involved the arrest of many of the transitional government’s civilian officials. But hopes of quickly “reversing” the coup have yet to bear fruit, leaving the country in an uneasy stalemate with an uncertain future.

Protesters, some holding up Sudanese flags, walk with a sign written in Arabic.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

May 2, 2023

South Korea
Taking Stock of The U.S.-South Korea Summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s state visit to the United States involved an impressive range of meetings with a broad range of actors and sectors of U.S. society.  

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol shake hands as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House on April 26, 2023.
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

August 21, 2024

Georgia
What Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law Means for Its Democracy

Georgia’s new law reflects rising Russian influence in the country and has prompted backlash from the United States and the European Union, which fear it could harm the Caucasus state’s democratic de…

In Brief by Marc Goedemans