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March 18, 2015

Japan
Frank Mondelli: Can Recent Social Unrest Be Resolved in Okinawa’s Base Problem?

Frank Mondelli graduated from Swarthmore College in 2014 and is currently a Fulbright Fellow in Okinawa, Japan. Seventy years into the postwar era, Okinawa is still grappling with the issues stemmin…

Protesters shout slogans during a rally against the relocation of a U.S. military base, in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office building, in Naha on the Japanese southern islands of Okinawa, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 27, 2013. Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima approved on Friday landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, going back on his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa, Kyodo news reported. The banner reads, "No recognit
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

April 8, 2024

LGBTQ+
How (Not) to Talk About Sex in Africa

It is time the LGBTQ+ coalition changed its strategy on the continent.

Somone holds up a pride fan with rainbow colors.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

April 12, 2024

China
China’s New Currency Peg

The peg that shall not be named, and all the trouble that creates.

China’s New Currency Peg
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 8, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Joe Biden Makes the Case for Ukraine Aid

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: President Joe Biden used his State of the Union Address to urge Congress to provide military aid to…

Biden SOTU
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

April 2, 2012

Defense and Security
Guest Post: Scientists Report on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

This is a guest post by CFR senior fellow Frank Klotz. The National Research Council (NRC) released its long-awaited update on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) last Friday. Given the…

NIF Livermore July 2008
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

December 23, 2011

India, Pakistan, and Nuclear Confidence Building

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar shakes hands with her Indian counterpart, Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, before their meeting in New Delhi on July 27, 2011 (B. Mathur/Courtesy Reuters). …

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khar shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Krishna before their meeting in New Delhi on July 27, 2011 (B Mathur/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

October 17, 2011

Defense Technology
Guest Post: Obama’s Nuclear Arms Control Agenda: Progress and Prospects

U.S. President Obama delivers speech in Hradcany Square in Prague on April 5, 2009 (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters). This is a guest post by CFR senior fellow Frank Klotz. President Obama’s April 20…

U.S. President Obama delivers speech in Hradcany Square in Prague on April 5, 2009 (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action