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June 1, 2023

Cybersecurity
The Great Firewall of Montana: How Could Montana Implement A TikTok Ban?

Montana banned TikTok a month ago. Enforcing this ban would require the creation of a surveillance regime that would be far more detrimental to privacy and civil liberties than TikTok could ever be.

TikTok logo is seen through broken glass.

May 1, 2012

Asia
Ban Ki-moon’s Trip to Myanmar

Thus far, Ban Ki-moon’s trip to Myanmar has proven surprisingly productive, and the UN chief has been far more vocal than on previous visits, when he deferred too readily to the then-military regime,…

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) after their news conference at Suu Kyi's home in Yangon  May 1, 2012.

April 30, 2020

South Korea
The Pandemic Election and Moon's Leadership Choices

Only performance, not ideology, will enable Moon's ruling party to secure a lasting legacy.  

South Korean President Moon Jae-in wears a mask and plastic gloves to protect against COVID-19 as he votes in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, on April 10, 2020.

September 21, 2020

China
The Summer of the Ban

This summer, an increasing number of Chinese tech companies have been pulled into geopolitical incidents involving Beijing.

A member of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) holds a placard during a protest against China.

July 13, 2023

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Expanded Access Comes as Iowa Moves to Enact Six-Week Abortion Ban

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 1 to July 14.  

An abortion rights protester wears earrings made of birth control packets as protesters gather outside of the federal courthouse in downtown Houston, Texas, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, June 24, 2022.