“While women have made significant advancements in health, education and employment, they continue to lag their male counterparts in reaching leadership positions.”
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Must-Reads from Around the World: April 18, 2012
Clutching at Straw – With former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw now being accused of complicity in the rendition and alleged torture of Libyan dissident Abdel Hakim Belhadj, The Week investigates why MI6 agents have let …
In Wake of Protests, India Confirms Commitment to Boosting Nuclear Power
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took his moment at the podium at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul this week to reassert India’s commitment to nuclear energy. “We must continue to harness the numerous developmental benefits …
Must-Reads from Around the World: March 29, 2012
Probing Tragedy – The Guardian exclusively reveals a nine-month Council of Europe investigation found a “catalog of failures” by NATO warships and European coastguards led to the deaths of dozens of migrants left adrift at sea …
At Nuclear Summit, Obama Faces Prospect of a North Korean Deal Gone Bad
Last month, North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong Un showed he has his father’s ability to cut a deal. Does he also have Kim Jong Il’s habit of breaking them? That is one of the many questions President Obama will face as he visits …
Japan’s Cooperation Pays Off with Exemption from U.S. Sanctions
Tokyo’s close ties with the U.S. paid off this week when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Japan will be one of 11 nations exempt from sanctions on countries that buy oil from Iran. Aimed at pressuring Tehran to stop …
Must-Reads from Around the World: March 19, 2012
Korean Quagmire – Following negative reaction to North Korea’s planned satellite launch, China’s Communist Party-linked Global Times defends Beijing’s approach towards Pyongyang — under the headline “Why China Can’t Persuade …
How Minoru Mori’s Vision Made Tokyo Safer
Looking out the windows of TIME’s 37th-floor office in Tokyo, I often feel a little anxious. Since I moved to Japan at the end of December, the earthquakes have shown no sign of letting up. The windows of my apartment started …
Diplomacy and Disaster: U.S. Ambassador to Japan Looks Back on 3/11
After a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami struck Japan’s northeast coast on March 11, 2011, offers of aid poured in from around the world. In a few months, Japan went from being one of the international community’s largest aid donors to …
As Japan Marks One Year After the Tsunami, China Wonders Why Rebuilding Is So Slow
Marking the first anniversary of the March 11 Japanese tsunami tragedy, the Global Times, a Beijing-based daily with links to the Chinese Communist Party, published an editorial on Sino-Japanese relations. The thrust was this: …
Must-Reads from Around the World: March 12, 2012
Solo Act — Almost every major news outlet is leading with the reports that a U.S. soldier acting alone allegedly killed at least 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, on Sunday. The shootings, taking place near a base …
A Year After Evacuating, Residents Long to Return to Homes Near Fukushima Plant
Chitose Nakano pulls two tall cans of Asahi Dry and a 7-Eleven roll cake out of a plastic shopping bag, and sets them on the white cloth. A cacophony of shutters clicks as the 36-year-old, fully clad in a white protective suit …
Japan: A Year After the Tsunami, A Coastal Town Comes Together
Driving into Minamisanriku, it’s hard not to feel a little discouraged. A cold drizzle falls over what used to be a thriving, picturesque fishing village but is now a barren swatch of gray cement foundations. The twisted hulks of …