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February 1, 2019

Afghanistan War
Global Conflict This Week: Reports of Progress on Afghan Peace Framework

Developments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.

President Ashraf Ghani with the U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad during a meeting in Kabul
Blog Post by Center for Preventive Action Strength Through Peace

October 7, 2016

Americas
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Study on Factory Labor, Thai Anticorruption Court, Afghanistan Aid

Why Trade Deals Matter for Workers Everywhere The shift of low-skilled manufacturing jobs from industrialized to emerging economies helped lift millions out of poverty over the past few decades (eve…

A woman stitches leather gloves at the Pittards world class leather manufacturing company in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, March 22, 2016. Picture taken March 22, 2016 (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri).
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Development Channel

January 7, 2019

India
Women This Week: A Wall of Women

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, covering December 30 to January 5, was compiled wi…

Women hold placards in a solidarity rally in support of "Women's Wall" organised by the women in the southern state of Kerala to pledge for gender equality in the southern state.
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

April 9, 2015

India
Why the United States Should Work With India to Stabilize Afghanistan

President Ashraf Ghani’s successful visit to Washington last month notwithstanding, the headlines out of Afghanistan since the end of international combat operations in December 2014 have mostly been…

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Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

July 10, 2015

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of July 10, 2015

Ashlyn Anderson, Lincoln Davidson, Lauren Dickey, William Piekos, and Ariella Rotenberg look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Chinese government steps in to stop stock market slide. Authorities,…

An investor looks at information displayed on an electronic screen at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, June 30, 2015. China stocks ended Tuesday sharply higher, reversing a tumble in morning trade, as a slew of government measures to stem a two-week-long market tumble appeared to win back some investor confidence (Aly Song/Reuters).
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound