| In Democrats' strategic strike against gerrymandering, Holder leads the charge Posted: 07 Feb 2018 01:38 PM PST ![In Democrats' strategic strike against gerrymandering, Holder leads the charge]( "In Democrats' strategic strike against gerrymandering, Holder leads the charge") There's no doubt that Democrats are energized for this November's midterm elections. Democrats are laying plans for a political reset – and, they hope, a more level playing field – with an impact that would reach all the way to 2031. Leading the charge is a perhaps-unlikely figure: Eric Holder, attorney general under former President Barack Obama.
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| Europe revives its power of attraction Posted: 07 Feb 2018 11:29 AM PST ![Europe revives its power of attraction]( "Europe revives its power of attraction") Many countries still compete for influence but these days they rely less on threats and more on the power of attraction, such as trade, cultural exports, or models of governance. A fine exemplar has been the European Union and its project to integrate the Continent. The southeast corner of Europe has twice been a powder keg for modern wars – in World War I and again in the post-communist 1990s.
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| Can foreign policy be feminist? Sweden says yes. Posted: 07 Feb 2018 08:41 AM PST ![Can foreign policy be feminist? Sweden says yes.]( "Can foreign policy be feminist? Sweden says yes.") A United Nations delegate urging the assembly to consider gender in its global climate change policy. If those are the answers, then this is the question: What, exactly, does a feminist foreign policy look like? It's a question that has been floated many times since October 2014, when Sweden's foreign minister, Margot Wallstrom, announced that her country planned to become the first in the world to put feminism at the heart of its foreign affairs.
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| After decades of violence, can Colombia's FARC rebels gain voter trust? Posted: 07 Feb 2018 08:14 AM PST ![After decades of violence, can Colombia's FARC rebels gain voter trust?]( "After decades of violence, can Colombia's FARC rebels gain voter trust?") Valentina Beltrán spent the past 24 years working with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a guerrilla fighter, an educator, and a communications specialist. On a recent Thursday Ms. Beltrán walked down a leafy pedestrian street downtown the capital, Bogotá, handing out flyers emblazoned with the FARC's logo. "It's a tough job sometimes, but I think it's also important to do," says Beltrán.
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