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More than 2,100 Rwandan prisoners, including opposition politician Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, were released over the weekend in a surprise move, but that doesn’t mean the political environment will become less repressive. Read up on that and other stories from across the continent in our weekly roundup of Africa news.
Rwanda’s Kagame Releases Opponents, but Warns Them to Stay ‘Humble’
Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
Column
The idea that chemical weapons are inherently different from conventional ones has long shaped U.S. policy. But as Syria’s tragedy has shown, the threshold for U.S. action to prevent the use of chemical weapons is unclear. And Washington’s approach certainly hasn’t stopped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Should Syria’s War Force the U.S. to Reconsider Its Policy on Chemical Weapons?
Steven Metz Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
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Palestinians in the West Bank Respond to Trump’s Pressure With Defiance
Ibrahim Fraihat
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
The Limits of Japan and China’s Gradual Thaw
J. Berkshire Miller
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
China Note
Are China and the Vatican Nearing a Deal on Catholic Bishops?
Benjamin Wilhelm
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Guatemala’s Assault on an Anti-Corruption Commission Evokes the Country’s Dark Past
Sandra Cuffe
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Q&A
Faced With a Labor Shortage, Germany Looks Beyond Europe for Skilled Workers
The Editors
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Are Emerging Market Jitters the Sign of Another Looming Economic Crisis?
Daniel McDowell
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Trend Lines Podcast
How Erdogan’s War With the Gulenists Is Straining Kosovo’s Ties With Turkey
The Editors
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018
How Magufuli Is Running Roughshod Over Women’s Rights in Tanzania
Robbie Corey-Boulet
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
Column
Beyond the Pageantry, the King’s Speech Is a Snapshot of the State of Dutch Politics
Frida Ghitis
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
Column
Should the Defense of Democracy Be America’s Next Global Mission?
Judah Grunstein
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Column
While Trump’s Trade War With China Escalates, Don’t Forget About Cars
Kimberly Ann Elliott
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
Column
Despite Appearances, the U.N. Peacekeeping System Is Doing All Right
Richard Gowan
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Q&A
Australia’s Political Infighting May Have Already Doomed Its New Government
The Editors
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018
Column
Should Syria’s War Force the U.S. to Reconsider Its Policy on Chemical Weapons?
Steven Metz
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
How Magufuli Is Running Roughshod Over Women’s Rights in Tanzania
Robbie Corey-Boulet
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
Column
Beyond the Pageantry, the King’s Speech Is a Snapshot of the State of Dutch Politics
Frida Ghitis
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
Column
Should the Defense of Democracy Be America’s Next Global Mission?
Judah Grunstein
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Column
While Trump’s Trade War With China Escalates, Don’t Forget About Cars
Kimberly Ann Elliott
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
Column
Despite Appearances, the U.N. Peacekeeping System Is Doing All Right
Richard Gowan
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Palestinians in the West Bank Respond to Trump’s Pressure With Defiance
Ibrahim Fraihat
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
The Limits of Japan and China’s Gradual Thaw
J. Berkshire Miller
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
China Note
Are China and the Vatican Nearing a Deal on Catholic Bishops?
Benjamin Wilhelm
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Guatemala’s Assault on an Anti-Corruption Commission Evokes the Country’s Dark Past
Sandra Cuffe
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Q&A
Faced With a Labor Shortage, Germany Looks Beyond Europe for Skilled Workers
The Editors
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Are Emerging Market Jitters the Sign of Another Looming Economic Crisis?
Daniel McDowell
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Trend Lines Podcast
How Erdogan’s War With the Gulenists Is Straining Kosovo’s Ties With Turkey
The Editors
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018
Column
Should Syria’s War Force the U.S. to Reconsider Its Policy on Chemical Weapons?
Steven Metz
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
Palestinians in the West Bank Respond to Trump’s Pressure With Defiance
Ibrahim Fraihat
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
How Magufuli Is Running Roughshod Over Women’s Rights in Tanzania
Robbie Corey-Boulet
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
The Limits of Japan and China’s Gradual Thaw
J. Berkshire Miller
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
Column
Beyond the Pageantry, the King’s Speech Is a Snapshot of the State of Dutch Politics
Frida Ghitis
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
China Note
Are China and the Vatican Nearing a Deal on Catholic Bishops?
Benjamin Wilhelm
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Column
Should the Defense of Democracy Be America’s Next Global Mission?
Judah Grunstein
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Guatemala’s Assault on an Anti-Corruption Commission Evokes the Country’s Dark Past
Sandra Cuffe
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018
Column
While Trump’s Trade War With China Escalates, Don’t Forget About Cars
Kimberly Ann Elliott
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
Q&A
Faced With a Labor Shortage, Germany Looks Beyond Europe for Skilled Workers
The Editors
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Column
Despite Appearances, the U.N. Peacekeeping System Is Doing All Right
Richard Gowan
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Are Emerging Market Jitters the Sign of Another Looming Economic Crisis?
Daniel McDowell
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018
Trend Lines Podcast
How Erdogan’s War With the Gulenists Is Straining Kosovo’s Ties With Turkey
The Editors
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018