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Afghan Attack Kills 3 NATO Officers; Opposition Criticizes Military Mobilization in Islamabad; India Bank Keeps Policy Rate

Israel Withdraws Troops From Gaza as Cease-Fire Begins

Why India’s ‘Blue Water’ Ambitions Matter

For Chinese Power Game, a Changing Equation

How the fall of Zhou Yongkang may upend the "unwritten rules" of elite leadership.

Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, August 4, 2014

Obama's Faulty Logic on Gaza is Going to Hurt U.S. Standing all Across the Middle East

A Summit of Opportunity

Why Africa's rising economies are a win-win for U.S. business.

Immunity Cannot Allow Impunity

African leaders want to exempt themselves from prosecution for terrible crimes -- but new research shows their people aren't as forgiving as they might think. 

Murderer's Row

Why this
week's Africa Summit needs to pay more than just lip service to human rights
and good governance.

Diplomats Abandon Libya as Conflict Worsens