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'Vote for Woman': How Africa Got Its First Female President

More than a decade ago, Liberia made history. A new biography of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recounts how.

Anna Diamond
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The Empress Alexandra and the Freedom to Be Imperfect

Today is International Women’s Day. It also happens to be the 100th anniversary of the start of the revolution that…
- Rosa Inocencio Smith
- 5:24 PM ET
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Women At Work in 1917

For International Women’s Day 2017, a glimpse of what the workplace was like for women a century ago, in 1917.
- Alan Taylor
- 2:53 PM ET
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Women At Work in 2017

For International Women’s Day 2017, Reuters photographers around the world sought out women from many different backgrounds and cultures, and created portraits of them on the job.
- Alan Taylor
- 2:52 PM ET
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Is Israel's Travel Ban Comparable to Trump's?

The Knesset passed a law that would deny entry to some foreign activists who support boycotting the Jewish state.
- Adam Chandler
- 12:00 PM ET
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The American 'Deep State,' as a Trump Voter Might See It

When unelected leaders confront illiberal ones
- Shadi Hamid
- Mar 7, 2017
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The Coming Fall of Mosul

Iraqi forces are on the verge of a mighty victory.
- Andrew Exum
- Mar 7, 2017
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The 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

The Sony World Photography Awards just announced its shortlist of winners for 2017.
- Alan Taylor
- Mar 7, 2017
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The New Travel Ban Is Still a Muslim Ban

Trump’s new executive order preserves the central problems of the old one.
- Daphne Eviatar
- Mar 7, 2017
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'We've Been in Continuous Crisis for 45 Days'

The Trump administration hasn’t even faced a major foreign-policy challenge yet.
- Uri Friedman
- Mar 6, 2017
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The Battle for Mosul Moves West

About two weeks ago, Iraqi government troops began to push into the western half of ISIS-occupied Mosul, after securing the eastern side.
- Alan Taylor
- Mar 6, 2017
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Where Do ISIS Fighters Go When the Caliphate Falls?

They have options.
- Colin P. Clarke and Amarnath Amarasingam
- Mar 6, 2017
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Geert Wilders's Moment

The far-right politician is hoping to ride the populist momentum in the Dutch elections.
- Yasmeen Serhan
- Mar 6, 2017
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The Dilemma Facing Ex-Muslims in Trump's America

How to challenge Islam while defending its adherents
- Simon Cottee
- Mar 6, 2017
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The New Atheists of the Philippines

Their style is less Richard Dawkins, more Christian missionary.
- Michael French
- Mar 5, 2017
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Brexit’s Shadow Looms Over Northern Ireland

This week’s election could threaten a long-standing, uneasy peace
- Katherine Riley
- Mar 4, 2017
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Can America's Spies Work With Russia's?

Trump’s hoped-for cooperation is doomed if not.
- Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan
- Mar 4, 2017
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Why Sweden Brought Back the Draft

Seven years after abolishing mandatory military service, the country is now responding to “the security change in our neighborhood.”
- Adam Chandler
- Mar 3, 2017
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Photos of the Week: 2/25–3/3

Volcanic eruptions in Italy, Carnival celebrations around the world, an annular solar eclipse seen in Argentina, and much more.
- Alan Taylor
- Mar 3, 2017
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Ranked: Divided Ruling Parties

It’s not just the GOP. Political dominance has a way of sowing discord among those who hold it.
- Matt Peterson
- Mar 3, 2017
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The Brothers Wilders and African Comic Books: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing

The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
- Anna Diamond
- Mar 3, 2017

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