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May 22, 2012

Egypt
Why Are Egypt’s Presidential Elections Significant?

In an historic development, Egyptians head to the polls on Wednesday and Thursday to vote for a new president. To better understand the importance of this week’s elections, I asked a number of Egypti…

An Egyptian expatriate living in Lebanon casts his ballot at a polling station at the Egyptian embassy in Beirut on May 11, 2012, during an early voting ahead of Egypt's presidential election (Sharif Karim/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

November 21, 2011

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Obama’s Message: An “Atlantic Charter” for a Pacific Century

Leaders line up for a group photo at the East Asian Summit and ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali November 19, 2011 (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters). Barack Obama’s triumphant Asia-Pacific tour was a major…

Obama’s Message: An “Atlantic Charter” for a Pacific Century
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

December 8, 2011

International Organizations
Surprising International Human Rights Consensus

An anti-government protester attends a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa November 13, 2011. (Louafi Larbi/ Courtesy Reuters) 2011 was an extraordin…

Surprising International Human Rights Consensus
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

January 27, 2012

Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: Chinese Drones, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, and Human Rights

Adam Entous, Julian E. Barnes, and Siobhan Gorman, “More Drones, Fewer Troops,” Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2012. The plan, to be unveiled by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday and…

Congolese women
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

February 14, 2014

International Organizations
Spain’s Welcome Retreat on Universal Jurisdiction

Coauthored with Claire Schachter, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. By voting Tuesday to curb its judges’ authority to exercise universal jurisdicti…

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon waves as he attends the opening of the 130th term of the Argentina's Congressional ordinary sessions inside the Congress building in Buenos Aire
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist