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 March 30 to April 5. 

China and India compete for leadership of the Global South, but it remains unclear whether either is winning. 

The government’s heavy-handed response to recent local elections may spell trouble for Mozambique’s security and democracy prospects. 

As violence escalates in Israel’s struggle with Hamas, the potential for hate-based violence in the United States grows, too. American leaders need to step in to defuse tensions.

Why seeming democratic progress has failed to staunch agitation for self-determination in Nigeria.

Resignations in Vietnam’s top political leadership have exposed widespread societal corruption and prompted a succession crisis for the party. 

Organized crime’s hold on local governments fuels record election violence; Europe’s cocaine pipeline shifting to the Southern Cone.

The answer to disillusionment of those living in ‘left behind’ parts of advanced economies towards globalization lies in reinvesting in local communities and giving people more control over their dai…

A discussion with Ambassador Rao Gupta on women’s political representation, violence against women, and new U.S. policy initiatives to advance gender equality and UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, …