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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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January 17, 2020
Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: The Seventh Democratic Debate
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential challengers are saying about foreign policy. This week: the Democrats debate in Des Moines, the New York Times interviews the candidates, and two new poll…
May 30, 2019
South Africa
Ramaphosa Inaugurated in South Africa, U.S. Sends Delegation
At a rugby stadium in Pretoria on May 25, Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s fourth democratically elected president since 1994. The U.S. presidential delegation to the inauguration was headed by Kimberly A. Reed, the president of the Export-Import Bank.
May 6, 2019
India
Sustainability, Urban Concerns, and the Indian Elections
General elections for India’s lower house of parliament began on April 11 and will last through May 19, with all ballots counted on May 23. This is the world’s largest democratic exercise. I had the …
July 18, 2018
Human Rights
Violence Against Women in the Inter-American Human Rights System: International Advocacy and Domestic Reforms
Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States, the first international human rights case brought by a victim of domestic violence against the United States, advanced women’s rights at the global level …
June 19, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
How Sports Can Move the Ball for Women’s Rights Around the World
Mary Harvey, a former member of the U.S. national women's soccer team, and Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch discuss how sports institutions can be an important tool for expanding human rights abroa…
