01:22—History of Soviet and post-Soviet reproductive policies. 06:55—Reproductive rights available to Russian women today. 13:16—Family planning services and public opinion regarding abortion.

Seven of the eight Arctic nations are members of NATO yet collectively, they trail Russia's ice-breaker capacity. This was even before adding in the icebreakers China has built as it proclaims itself ...

In the global competition for technological leadership and economic resilience, Southeast Asia is quickly emerging as a critical node. Anchored by countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore, the ...

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Lila Abed, Acting Director of Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute. She discusses the results of Mexico’s 2024 general election, the landmark victory ...

Africa’s demographic growth and economic transformation have created an essential task in the continent’s public agenda: accelerating and scaling up infrastructure development. With 28 African ...

Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing called it America’s privilège exorbitant. Mr. Giscard, then the French finance minister, was not pontificating on US military might or the nation’s ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) is on the rise in Mexico, and the drivers of femicides, sexual violence, and disappearances are evolving, revealing intricate connections between criminal networks, ...

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss the latest on the Israel-Hamas conflict and its wider implications for the region with Rami Khouri, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American ...

Finland’s shipyards have the capacity to produce icebreakers quickly and at a reasonable cost. It is estimated that, compared to US icebreaker production underway, the average Finnish icebreaker would ...

Since its creation in December 1987, Hamas has invoked militant interpretations of Islam to spearhead a Sunni extremist movement committed to destroying Israel. Hamas distanced itself from the ...

Sudan's civil war has drawn extensive foreign involvement, complicating peace efforts and deepening the humanitarian crisis. Divided alliances among regional and global powers, alongside international ...

In a corner of the former Soviet Union, overshadowed by the catastrophe in Ukraine, a blockade backed by the government of Azerbaijan has cut off an estimated 120,000 Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh ...