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Behind the growing terror threat is Germany’s ongoing debate about privacy and data collection, highlighted by a recent law to reign in Germany’s intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) [...] Yet Germany’s new push to ban Islamist recruitment organizations and crack down on suspected terrorists reveals a newfound realism from Germany's leaders.

November 15, 2016

Every presidential transition is a study in contrasts—personality and style, as well as political substance. Yet when Donald C. Trump came to the White House last Thursday, it underlined the fact that this transition is unlike any that we have ever seen. 

Hundreds of millions of dollars in US aid that helps prevent child and maternal deaths and reduces unintended pregnancies worldwide could be at risk under a Donald Trump administration, campaigners and thinktanks have warned. Citing “worrisome” indicators, such as Trump’s U-turn against abortion, his pledge to appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court and his choice of Mike Pence, an anti-abortion activist, as vice-presidential running mate...

New York Post: President Trump, by Marco Verch

How did it happen, and what will happen next?

Explore the relationship between politics, perception and public diplomacy in this special U.S. Presidential election blog roundup.  

CPD convenes leaders from business, technology, and diplomacy to discuss future collaborations. 

Marines Share American Tradition With Iraqi Highway Patrol, by DVIDSHUB

Despite current low levels of trust toward the U.S. from the Iraqi populace, not all hope is lost.

Destroyed House, by Ibrahem Qasim

The media is failing to tell the full story, and that's part of the problem.

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