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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.
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March 26, 2024
Refugees and Displaced Persons
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…
April 5, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s National Assembly Debates Impeachment of Zuma
Last week, the Constitutional Court ruled that President Jacob Zuma and the National Assembly had violated the constitution with respect to the use of public money on the president’s Nkandla private …
December 16, 2023
United States
Campaign Roundup: What Would Donald Trump’s Second Term Foreign Policy Look Like?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: A second Trump presidency would shift U.S. foreign policy in a more nationalist and unilateralist d…
April 8, 2024
Sexual Violence
Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence in Conflict
The United Nations recognized rape as a war crime in 2008 through the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1820. Despite this step, sexual violence remains a widespread practice in wars and con…
April 3, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerian Human Rights Organization Calls for an Inquiry into March 30 Deaths at Security Services Headquarters
Access to Justice, a distinguished Nigerian human rights organization, has released a statement which questions the official explanation for the shoot-out between the security forces and alleged Boko…
October 19, 2023
Latin America
Ecuador’s 2023 Election: What Noboa’s Victory Means
Daniel Noboa Azín is the youngest president in Ecuador’s history and faces immediate challenges in tackling the country’s grave economic and security crises.
February 27, 2024
Mexico
Mexico’s Electoral Campaigns Kick Off Plus Latin America’s Resilient Democracies
Mexico’s electoral campaigns officially begin with AMLO’s legacy at play plus Latin America’s democracies are challenged but resilient.
