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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 19, 2022
Democracy
When Democracies Vote Wrong
There was a joke told during the Cold War about the citizens of the Soviet Union. The Soviet line about human rights was that U.S. human rights and democracy policy constituted an unacceptable interf…
August 29, 2022
Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Saving Democracy in Tunisia
In Tunisia, President Kais Saied's consolidation of power and embrace of autocratic measures threaten the lone remaining success story of the Arab Spring. The Biden Administration should move from rh…
June 16, 2022
Human Rights
Human Rights NGOs: "Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?"
International human rights NGOs are important champions of basic human rights for people across the globe. They have great influence in civil society and government. But they are also complex organi…
November 5, 2021
Venezuela
Lessons from the Failure of Democracy Promotion in Venezuela
Why did the US effort to promote democracy in Venezuela fail? The lessons learned there should inform democracy promotion efforts around the globe.
October 29, 2021
Foreign Aid
Reorganizing U.S. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights
The U.S. government spends billions to promote democracy. It could get more for its money through better internal coordination, and by relying more on NGOs and its own expertise when implementing pro…
