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    Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

    International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

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    Ukraine Update: Pursuing Justice in Wartime with Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Oleksandra Matviichuk
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    Human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk discusses her vision for ensuring international justice and accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Matviichuk accepted the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties (CCL). Since its founding in 2007, CCL has monitored political persecutions, documented war crimes and crimes against humanity, and advocated for victims of war crimes in Ukraine.  
    Virtual Event by Oleksandra Matviichuk October 24, 2023
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    Women This Week: Female Genital Mutilation Protections at Risk of Reversal in Gambia
    Welcome 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 October 14 to October 20.
    Blog Post by Noël James October 20, 2023 Women Around the World
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    What International Law Has to Say About the Israel-Hamas War
    Hamas’s attack on Israel and the ensuing war in the Gaza Strip raise a host of questions about the combatants’ legal obligations.
    Article by David J. Scheffer October 19, 2023 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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    The Nexus of Human Trafficking, Democracy, and Corruption
    The fight against human trafficking in the Northern Triangle and Mexico requires a comprehensive approach that acknowledges the profound impact of corruption and weak or non-existent democratic institutions.
    Blog Post by Ann Norris October 12, 2023 Women Around the World
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    What I Would Say to the Synod
    The Roman Catholic Church's Synod can reassert Church leadership on human rights--or fail to do so.
    Blog Post by Elliott Abrams October 11, 2023 Pressure Points
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    Women This Week: Indigenous Women Seek Damages for Involuntary Birth Control
    Welcome 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 September 30 to October 6.
    Blog Post by Noël James October 6, 2023 Women Around the World
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    Russia Tests New Missile and Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Rights Council, ICJ Takes On Syria, and More
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    Recent satellite imagery indicates that Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered missile; the UN Human Rights Council votes on new members, with Russia vying to rejoin after its April 2022 suspension; the International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins hearings on torture in Syria; and one hundred thousand ethnic Armenians flee as Azerbaijan asserts control over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins October 5, 2023 The World Next Week
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    Ethnic Cleansing Is Happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. How Can the World Respond?
    Azerbaijan’s push into the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is drawing comparisons to other episodes of ethnic cleansing. What can be done under international law?
    Article by David J. Scheffer October 4, 2023 Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
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    Women This Week: French Athletes Prohibited from Playing in Hijab for 2024 Olympic Games
    Welcome 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 September 23 to September 29.
    Blog Post by Noël James September 29, 2023 Women Around the World
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    Rights and Realities: The Middle East Today
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    Panelists assess the current state of human rights in the Middle East, along with the impact of U.S foreign policy on human rights, regional partnerships, and geopolitical dynamics.
    Virtual Event by Michael J. Abramowitz, Nazanin Boniadi and Amy Hawthorne September 29, 2023 Women and Foreign Policy Program
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    PEPFAR Reauthorization Struggle, Banned Books Week, Slovakia Democracy Test, and More
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    Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Banned Books Week in the face of a rising censorship movement; Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election amid concerns that pro-Russia parties will gain power; and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President ​​Bashar al-Assad announce a partnership.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins September 28, 2023 The World Next Week
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    The Fate of Justice in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
    While the final chapter of the Russia-Ukraine war has yet to be written, the prospects of any negotiations to achieve a just and lasting peace remain distant. But it is not too soon to consider how a…
    Article by David J. Scheffer September 27, 2023 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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    Progress on the Status of Women and Girls Off Track in UN Assessment
    The world’s nations are lagging woefully behind in meeting targets for achieving gender equality by 2030, but a new round of initiatives has stirred hope of progress.
    In Brief by Linda Robinson September 21, 2023 Women and Foreign Policy Program
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    Abortion Law: Global Comparisons
    The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost fifty years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in the rest of the world?
    Article by Women and Foreign Policy Program Staff September 20, 2023 Women and Foreign Policy Program
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    The Energy Transition Is Fueling a Power Transition
    Gender equality is a crucial missing piece of the climate puzzle. If governments want a fighting chance of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and shifting to renewable energy, they must give women more access to inputs, education, and capital.
    Article by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon September 18, 2023 Women Around the World
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