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June 9, 2016

United States
A Conversation with Tom Vilsack

Tom Vilsack, the longest serving member of the Obama administration cabinet and former governor of Iowa, discusses his department’s role in U.S. national security strategy, including its work in prot…

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Event by Thomas J. Vilsack and Richard Haass

October 8, 2005

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Bird Flu: How Concerned Should We Be?

Fears of bird flu dominated last week’s headlines. First, scientists announced their discovery October 5 that the 1918 outbreak of influenza, which killed 50 million people, was caused by bird flu th…

Expert Roundup by Eben Kaplan, Anthony S. Fauci, Laurie Garrett, Rita Colwell, and William Karesh

May 2, 2023

South Korea
Evaluating Extended Deterrence at the U.S.-South Korea Summit

The Washington Declaration offers concrete and visible U.S. efforts to reinforce its extended deterrence commitment to South Korea, but the media response to its implications has been mixed. 

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol shake hands at the conclusion of a joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 26, 2023.
Blog Post by Jennifer Ahn Asia Unbound

September 15, 2023

Elections and Voting
Women This Week: Mexico on Track to Elect First Woman President

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 September 9 to September 15.

Women cast their ballot at a polling station as Mexico holds a referendum on whether President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador should continue in office, in Tuxla Chico, in Chiapas state, Mexico April 10, 2022. The text reads: "The vote is free and secret".
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

May 30, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: May 30, 2023

Debt-for-nature swaps gain traction in Latin America; To fix U.S. migration woes, the government needs to go big; Venezuelan organized crime now stretches across the continent.

A fisherman gets off his boat after Ecuador’s government expanded the protected marine area around the Galápagos Islands, in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador January 24, 2022.
Blog Post by Will Freeman and Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment