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SPECIAL REPORT
EXCLUSIVE: Ambassadors Discuss
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Cover Story
Tiny but Strategic Djibouti Dreams
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People of World Influence
Former Adviser to Obama, Trump
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Getting Firm on China
U.S. Targets China By Cracking
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Political Paradox
Drop in EU Migrant Arrivals Hasn’t
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U.S. Midterm Roadmap
Midterm Elections Set to Shake Up
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Global Vantage Point
Op-Ed: Trump’s New LGBTI Policy
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Nordic Vantage Point
Op-Ed: U.S. Visit of Viking Ship
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A country few Americans have ever heard of is home to the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa, located just a few miles from China’s first overseas military base. In fact, Djibouti has taken advantage of its geostrategic location to become a hub of counterterrorism operations, global shipping, economic growth and regional stability. 
From corruption scandals to migration crises to Venezuela’s epic meltdown, the Latin America portfolio is a tough one for anyone to tackle — let alone someone who’s worked for two bosses with polar-opposite viewpoints. But Fernando Cutz managed to do just that, and come out on the other side relatively unscathed. 
The Treasury Department began testing a new law to strengthen a little-known government agency so as to turn the screws on a well-known geopolitical adversary. The agency is the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, and the adversary is China. 
The electoral successes that far-right, anti-immigrant political parties across Europe have achieved this year is paradoxical given that the flood of refugees from the Middle East and Africa has abated considerably from its peak in 2015. 
To suss out the key races, issues and personalities that will determine the political makeup of the 116th Congress and governorships of 36 U.S. states, Cogent Strategies has created a midterm roadmap to guide us through what is sure to be another momentous political contest. 
On Oct. 1, the Trump administration began denying visas for same-sex partners of diplomats working at the United Nations in New York. Given the current global trends and the inability for many same-sex partners to marry, this new U.S. government policy places an undue burden on foreign diplomats appointed by their countries to work at the U.N. 
For 10 days last month, the world’s largest sailing Viking ship was docked at The Wharf in Washington, D.C. Having crossed the Atlantic from Norway, the Draken Harald Hårfagre served as a reminder to people in the nation’s capital of the opportunities offered by the world’s oceans. 