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Philippine Senator Leila de Lima waves to supporters after appearing in court outside Manila on Feb. 24. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
Philippine Senator Leila de Lima waves to supporters after appearing in court outside Manila on Feb. 24. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

A Message From Philippine Sen. Leila de Lima

The 2017 Global Thinker hopes that the world will "keep watching the Philippines."

The new ForeignPolicy.com.
The new ForeignPolicy.com.
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Ukraine’s History Is in Good Hands

Josh Cohen’s article claims that I, and others, are “whitewashing” Ukraine’s past. What we are really doing is de-Sovietizing it.

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The Future of Accessibility Innovation

FP Global Demographics Student Essay Contest, presented by AARP: As the global population ages, new technology is helping improve quality of life.

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The Other Side of Leopoldo López

Roberto Lovato’s article claiming to be about the bona fides of our client's democratic credentials wasn't that at all.

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The United States of Tacos

It's Americans, not Mexicans, who are responsible for the rise of margaritas and moles north of the border.

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It Takes a Village

Why Africa won't wait for Western do-gooders to save a continent.

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Ottawa Is No Caracas

Debating what it means to be a "rogue petrostate." 

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Congo Is Too Big to Fail

We've already tried breaking up the DRC -- and more than 1 million people died. 

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Getting to Equal

How Norway is doing the hard work of achieving gender equality.

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Russia’s Rottweiler or Putin’s Poodle?

Sergei Lavrov's misreading of Russian history.

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Ditherer-in-Chief

Forget "leading from behind." Obama's Middle East strategy is closer to "pleading from behind." 

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Hold That Prize!

Walmart might be saving millions of people money, but it still doesn't pay its employees a living wage. 

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Springtime in Kabul

While the media obsessed over the missteps, Afghans were building a better future.

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Minority Report

Should presidents seek out dissent?

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