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Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan pray for Khan after the Supreme Court ruled that his arrest was illegal, in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 11, 2023. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

Foreign Politics & Elections Ahead of elections, Pakistan’s democracy stands badly damaged

Madiha Afzal

December 8, 2023

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks at the International Economic Forum of the Americas/Conference of Montreal, June 11, 2008. Reuters/Shaun Best

International Affairs On Henry Kissinger’s legacy

Adrien Chorn, Natalie Sambhi, Ryan Hass, Marvin Kalb, Cheng Li, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs

December 8, 2023

A Syrian farmer living in Lebanon works on flowers for sale at a plantation in Qasmiyeh in southern Lebanon, May 22, 2012. Reuters/Ali Hashisho

Migrants, Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons The Global Refugee Forum can markedly improve refugee economic inclusion

Kemal Kirişci, Friedrich Püttmann

December 8, 2023

A flare falls over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 7, 2023.

International Affairs Taking stock of the ongoing war in Israel and Gaza

Natan Sachs, Adrianna Pita

December 7, 2023

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