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Women This Week: UN Report Examines Human Rights in North KoreaWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 11 to March 17.
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It’s Time to End Child Marriage in the United StatesChild marriage remains legal in most U.S. States. Before it can curb this harmful practice abroad, the U.S. must first end it at home.
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Biden’s Progress on Women’s Rights: Good Start, But Not Fast EnoughMore than two years into his presidency, Joseph Biden has achieved some of his gender equality goals, and fallen short on others.
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Cyber Week in Review: February 24, 2023Russia plans to unveil new surveillance system; China unmasks Against The West; EU bans TikTok on government devices; EU warns of Chinese APT campaigns; Go Daddy reports multi-year breach.
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Global Conflict TrackerThe Center for Preventive Action’s Global Conflict Tracker is an interactive guide to ongoing conflicts around the world of concern to the United States.
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Congress Should Close the ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ LoopholeThe last Congress delivered a big win for atrocity accountability by passing the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in January of this year. The law clos…
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Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United NationsSima Sami Bahous discusses women’s rights in areas of acute crisis and how UN Women is supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women around the world. The Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations was established in 1996 by Gillian and Theodore C. Sorensen to highlight the United Nations and offer a special occasion for its most distinguished and experienced leaders to speak to the Council membership.
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How Does the U.S. Refugee System Work?The United States has long been a safe haven for refugees from around the world. President Biden is working to expand the country’s resettlement program after the Trump administration made sharp cuts.
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Reporting on Biden’s Border PoliciesJulia Gelatt, senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, discuss the Biden administration’s expansion of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program and recent developments in U.S. imm…
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Whither Political Freedoms in Africa?When it comes to civil liberties in Africa, Western governments and institutions must put their monies where their mouths are.
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Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Protests in IranFatemeh Haghighatjoo, CEO of the Nonviolent Initiative for Democracy, and Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, associate professor at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, discu…
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Women This Week: Taliban Bans Female NGO WorkersWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers December 31 to January 6.
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Data is the New Gold, But May Threaten Democracy and DignityFew safeguards protect our private data in today’s information economy. What can be done about the fact that our personal images and data can be exploited, potentially threatening personal as well as national security?
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Data is the New Gold, But May Threaten Democracy and DignityFew safeguards protect our private data in today’s information economy. What can be done about the fact that our personal images and data can be exploited, potentially threatening personal as well as national security?
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Marriage Equality: Global ComparisonsA growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in rights for LGBTQ+ people, but opposition remains strong in many others.